| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  tr p |
| NOUN: | 1. A group or company of people, animals, or things. See synonyms at band2. , flock1. 2a. A group of soldiers. b. troops Military units; soldiers. c. A unit of cavalry, armored vehicles, or artillery in a European army, corresponding to a platoon in the U.S. Army. 3. A unit of at least five Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts under the guidance of an adult leader. 4. A great many; a lot. | | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: trooped, troop·ing, troops
1. To move or go as a throng. 2. To assemble or move in crowds. 3. To consort; associate. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French troupe, from Old French trope, probably from Vulgar Latin *troppu-.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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