Troop

·noun A company of stageplayers; a troupe.

II. Troop ·add. ·noun ·see Boy scout, above.

III. Troop ·vi To march on; to go forward in haste.

IV. Troop ·noun A particular roll of the drum; a quick march.

V. Troop ·noun A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude.

VI. Troop ·vi To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops.

VII. Troop ·noun Soldiers, collectively; an army;

— now generally used in the plural.

VIII. Troop ·noun 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.