English

Pronunciation
IPA|tru�p
rhymes|u�p

Noun
en-noun

1. A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude.
2. military a group of soldiers; collectively, an army; now generally used in the plural.
3. 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.
4. archaic a company of horse artillery; a battery.
5. A company of stageplayers; a troupe.
6. A particular roll of the drum
7. a unit of girl or boy scouts
8. an orderly crowd

Translations
trans-top|collection of people
Czech: skupina f
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Finnish: joukko
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trans-top|a group of soldiers
Finnish: sotajoukko
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trans-top|Specifically, a small body of cavalry, light horse, or dragoons, consisting usually of about sixty men, commanded by a captain
Finnish: komppania
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trans-top|a company of horse artillery; a battery
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trans-top|A company of stageplayers; a troupe
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trans-top|A particular roll of the drum
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trans-top|unit of girl or boy scouts
Czech: oddíl m
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Finnish: lippukunta
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trans-top|an orderly crowd
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Verb
en-verb

1. To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops.
2. To march on; to go forward in haste.
3. to move or march as if in a crowd; �The children trooped into the room�.

See also
Appendix:Collective nouns

ang:troop
zh-min-nan:troop
fa:troop
fr:troop
io:troop
it:troop
ja:troop
ru:troop
te:troop
vi:troop
zh:troop

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