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troop

/tɹup/noun, verb1 syllable

Troop means: a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts.

Synonyms for troop5

noun, as in a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts

scout troop, scout group

noun, as in an orderly crowd

flock

verb, as in march in a procession in a public place

parade, promenade

What does troop mean?6

noun

1

a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts

2

an orderly crowd“a troop of children”

3

a group of soldiers

4

a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company

verb

1

march in a procession in a public place“the veterans paraded down the street”

2

move or march as if in a crowd“They children trooped into the room”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with troop?14

one syllable

grouploopsoupscooppoopcoophoopsnoopcoupeswoopwhoopstoop

two syllables

regrouprecoup
Show 40 near rhymes
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Troop in a sentence

  • We saw a troop of monkeys moving from tree to tree.shekitten
  • Igor was seriously injured by a troop of baboons.Amastan
  • At twelve o'clock sharp we all troop into the works canteen for lunch.sundown
  • At twelve o'clock sharp we all troop into the staff canteen for lunch.sundown
  • The membership of the Boy Scout troop swelled.AlanF_US

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Forms of troop

as a noun

plural
troops

as a verb

past tense
trooped
present participle
trooping
third-person singular
troops
past participle
trooped