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troop(2) (iou)



troop verb. [tru:p] M16.
[from the noun.]
verb intrans. Gather (as) in a troop; assemble. M16.
Shakespeare Titus Andronicus There will the lovely Roman ladies troop. Burke Multitudes..would..troop about him.
b. verb intrans. Associate with. L16.
J. R. Lowell Descendants of Sabine pigeons..trooping with noisy rooks.
c. verb trans. Form (individuals, a regiment, etc.) into a troop or troops. L16.
verb intrans. Walk, go, march, or pass (as) in a troop. Freq. foll. by in, out, off, etc. M16.
Milton Flocking shadows pale Troop to th'infernall jail. B. Castle Twenty officials troop in on these occasions. Listener We trooped off to the Sellafield Vista Point.
verb trans. Show (regimental colours) ceremonially along ranks of soldiers, esp. at a public mounting of garrison guards. Freq. in trooping the colour(s). E19.
Times The colours of the 52nd will be trooped for the last time.