Thesaurus: troop

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1. n. A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude.
2. n. Soldiers, collectively; an army; -- now generally used in the plural.
3. n. Specifically, a small body of cavalry, light horse, or dragoons, consisting usually of about sixty men, commanded by a captain; the unit of formation of cavalry, corresponding to the company in infantry. Formerly, also, a company of horse artillery; a battery.
4. n. A company of stageplayers; a troupe.
5. n. A particular roll of the drum; a quick march.
6. v. i. To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops.
7. v. i. To march on; to go forward in haste.
8. n. a group of soldiers
9. n. a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company
10. n. a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts
11. n. an orderly crowd
12. v. march in a procession in a public place