troops Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun soldiers collectively
   soldiery; military personnel.
   
2. noun a group of soldiers
   troop.
   
3. noun a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company
   troop.
   
4. noun a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts
   scout group; scout troop; troop.
   
5. noun an orderly crowd
   flock; troop.
   
   • a troop of children
6. verb march in a procession
   promenade; parade; troop.
   
   • the veterans paraded down the street
7. verb move or march as if in a crowd
   troop.
   
   • They children trooped into the room

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