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Definition of Troop
| n. | 1. | A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude. | | 2. | Soldiers, collectively; an army; - now generally used in the plural. | | 3. | (Mil.) 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. | A company of stageplayers; a troupe. | | 5. | (Mil.) A particular roll of the drum; a quick march. | | 6. | See Boy scout, above. | | v. i. | 1. | To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops. | | 2. | To march on; to go forward in haste. |
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