<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.</li><li>a great number or multitude: A whole troop of children swarmed through the museum.</li><li>Military. an armored cavalry or cavalry unit consisting of two or more platoons and a headquarters group.</li><li>troops, a body of soldiers, police, etc.: Mounted troops quelled the riot.</li><li>a single soldier, police officer, etc.: Three troops were killed today by a roadside bomb.</li><li>a unit of Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts usually having a maximum of 32 members under the guidance of an adult leader.</li><li>a herd, flock, or swarm.</li><li>Archaic. a band or troupe of actors.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to gather in a company; flock together.</li><li>to come, go, or pass in great numbers; throng.</li><li>to walk, as if in a march; go: to troop down to breakfast.</li><li>to walk, march, or pass in rank or order: The students trooped into the auditorium.</li><li>to associate or consort (usually followed by with).</li><li>British Military. to carry (the flag or colors) in a ceremonial way before troops.</li><li>Obsolete. to assemble or form into a troop or troops.</li></ul>