troop

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 (troops) [pl.] soldiers, especially in large groups: They announced the withdrawal of 12000 troops from the area. * American / French / Russian troops 2 [C] one group of soldiers, especially in TANKS or on horses: (figurative) A troop of guests was moving towards the house. 3 [C] a local group of SCOUTS troop adjective [onlybeforenoun]: troop movements / numbers / reductions (= of soldiers) verb [V+adv./prep.] (used with a plural subject) to walk somewhere together as a group: After lunch we all trooped down to the beach.