troop

Definition

• n. a group of soldiers
• n. a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company
• n. a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts
• n. an orderly crowd

Word forms

Past tense

trooped

Present participle

trooping

Third person singular

troops

Past participle

trooped

Example sentences

1. n.

   The troop of soldiers marched through the town.

2. vi.

   The children began to troop into the classroom after the bell rang.