Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - troop
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Troop
troop
~1 n 1 troops soldiers, especially in organized groups (Troops were sent in to stop the riots.) 2 troop movements/concentrations movements or gatherings of troops 3 a group of soldiers, especially on horses or in tanks tank1 (3) 4 a group of people or wild animals, especially when they are moving 5 a group of about 32 scouts led by an adult (- compare troupe) ~2 v to move together in a group + into/along/out etc (We all trooped into the meeting.)
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(troops, trooping, trooped) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Troops are soldiers, especially when they are in a large organized group doing a particular task. The next phase of the operation will involve the deployment of more than 35,000 troops from a dozen countries... N-PLURAL 2. A troop is a group of soldiers within a cavalry or armoured regiment. ...a troop of enemy cavalry trotting towards the Dutch right flank. N-COUNT-COLL 3. A troop of people or animals is a group of them. Amy was aware of the little troop of travellers watching the two of them... N-COUNT: N of n 4. If people troop somewhere, they walk there in a group, often in a sad or tired way. (INFORMAL) They all trooped back to the house for a rest... VERB: V adv/prep ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle French trope, troupe company, herd, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English thorp, throp village — more at thorp Date: 1545 1. a. a group of soldiers b. a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company c. plural armed forces, soldiers 2. a collection of people or things ; crew 2 3. a flock of mammals or birds 4. the basic organizational unit of Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts under an adult leader II. intransitive verb Date: 1565 1. to move or gather in crowds 2. to go one's way ; walk 3. to spend time together ; associate 4. to move in large numbers ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 an assembled company; an assemblage of people or animals. 2 (in pl.) soldiers or armed forces. 3 a cavalry unit commanded by a captain. 4 a unit of artillery and armoured formation. 5 a grouping of three or more Scout patrols. --v. 1 intr. (foll. by in, out, off, etc.) come together or move in large numbers. 2 tr. form (a regiment) into troops. Phrases and idioms troop the colour esp. Brit. transfer a flag ceremonially at a public mounting of garrison guards. troop-ship a ship used for transporting troops. Etymology: F troupe, back-form. f. troupeau dimin. of med.L troppus flock, prob. of Gmc orig. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. группа людей, отряд a troop of schoolchildren —- группа школьников in troops —- группами 2. отряд бойскаутов 3. стадо, стая и т. п. a troopof birds —- птичья стая 4. pl. войска; части enemy troops —- войска противника combat troops —- боевые части air-borne troops —- воздушно-десантные войска picked troops —- отборные части shock troops —- ударная группировка to raise troops —- набирать войско the enemy lost one third of its troops —- противник потерял треть своих войск 5. обыкн. pl. большое количество, множество surrounded by troops of friends —- окруженный толпой друзей troops of servants and endless leisure —- рой слуг и никаких обязанностей 6. уст. труппа актеров 7. воен. батарея 8. ам. воен. эскадрон 9. pl. ам. рядовые активисты партии (особ. во время избирательной кампании) 10. войсковой, относящийся к войскам; воинский troop assembly —- сосредоточение войск troop commander —- (обще)войсковой командир troop leading —- управление войсками в бою troop movement —- передвижение войск troop population —- численный состав войск troop training —- боевая подготовка войск troop transport —- войсковой транспорт troop unit —- войсковая часть 11. собираться толпой to troop together —- собираться вместе the children trooped around the teacher —- дети столпились вокруг учителя 12. двигаться толпой people came trooping out the theatre —- толпа...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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off а) удаляться; б) mil. спешно выступать TROOP duty mil. строевая служба TROOP round окружить (кого-л.) TROOP away а) удаляться; б) mil. спешно выступать TROOP 1. noun 1) отряд, группа людей 2) pl. войска 3) стадо 4) кавалерийский взвод, батарея; amer. эскадрон 5) сбор (при барабанном бое) 6) usu. pl. большое количество 7) rare труппа Syn: see group 2. v. 1) собираться толпой (часто troop up, troop together) 2) двигаться толпой (troop along, troop in, troop out) 3) проходить строем 4) строить(ся), формировать(ся) (об отряде) - troop away - troop off - troop round to troop the colour - торжественно проносить знамя перед строем ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1545, from M.Fr. troupe, from O.Fr. trope "band of people, company, troop," probably from Frank. *throp "assembly, gathering of people" (cf. O.E. рorp, O.N. thorp "village," see thorp). Trooper "soldier in the cavalry" is first attested 1640; extended to "mounted policeman" (1858, in Australian) then to "state policeman" by 1911. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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