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troop

noun

  1. a group of persons, animals, or, formerly, things; herd, flock, band, etc.
  2. loosely a great number; lot
    1. a body of soldiers
    2. soldiers: 45 troops were killed
    1. a subdivision of a mounted cavalry regiment
    2. an armored cavalry unit that corresponds to a company of infantry
  3. a unit of Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts under an adult leader
  4. Archaic a group of actors; troupe

intransitive verb

  1. to gather or go together in a throng: the crowd trooped out of the stadium
  2. to walk, go, or pass: children were trooping along the sidewalk
  3. Archaic to associate or consort

See troop in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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