troop
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2.7
- noun
- /truːp/
- We watched as a troop of monkeys played in the trees.
- troop of monkeys
- troop of baboons
- entire troop
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- They said a troop of demons.
Examples
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The troop trudged through deep woods and meadows, Polecat pointing out landscape features.
Fiction book (1999) -
A small troop of camels.
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- Well done, come on troop, quick march.
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And I also believe the President should sign the troop funding bill into law.
Blog text (11) -
But there are studies of this of monkey troops on some island.
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Okay, how many gorillas are in a troop?
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The troop is fed and bedded down for the night, sir.
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So there we were, peacefully in line when a troop of Boy Scouts all turned and stared at me.
Fiction book (1990) -
After a five-and-a-half-hour trudge, the troop had only made it four miles.
Fiction book (2000) -
Outside, the troop stirred restlessly under the spell of nameless fears.
Synonyms
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2.3
An organized group of people like soldiers or police
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2.0
Soldiers who work together as a group in an army
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1.0
Many people or things are close together in one place
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2.4
A group of people organized to do a specific job, like soldiers or a ship crew
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1.0
A group of animals or people who act together
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3.5
A group of people with the same belief or goal in a larger group
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1.0
A large group of the same kind of animals that stay or move together
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5.8
A group of people organized to work or fight together
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4.8
A group like a company or team that works together
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2.0
A group of people who follow the same leader
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3.4
A group of people, animals, or things gathered together
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2.5
A group of soldiers organized as part of an army, like a platoon or company
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8.8
A group of people standing or moving close together and acting as one
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4.7
A military unit made of several groups of soldiers formed to fight
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8.5
A group of soldiers who serve together in the army
A small group of soldiers who move and fight together
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.4
Soldiers travel together from one place to another in an organized way
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Troop comes from the old French word troupe, which probably came from an old German word meaning 'crowd' or 'group'. So a troop is simply people or animals 'gathered together' and moving as one.