·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.