to troop
6
3.8
- verb
- /truːp/
:
ir en tropel
- After the bell rang, the students began to troop out of the classroom in an orderly line.
Examples
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My wife and I happily accepted his invitation and trooped up the hill to his charming home.
Academic text (2010) -
Viki and Hans trooped off to the White House, where Teller lobbied for their support.
Academic text (2005) -
"And so the three of us trooped back to my house.
Fiction book (1999) -
I was trooping back and forth all night.
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The residents trooped by in herds, each one with an opinion on the weather.
Fiction book (1991) -
As the three of them trooped away, Nathan watched them go.
Fiction book (1990) -
Katie and Matt pull on their backpacks and troop out of the sitter's house.
Fiction book (2000) -
The six cops trooped down together and stood beside the officer who'd been surrounded.
Fiction book (1999) -
Along the bank, the boys scrambled up, gathered their gear, and trooped away.
Fiction book (1993) -
Shorn stood tautly while they gathered their equipment and trooped down the ramp.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
85
3.3
To make people walk in a steady, controlled way often by force
74
2.0
To move together in large numbers
61
3.7
To move in a line one after another
27
2.9
To march together in public to celebrate
12
7.2
To walk in a line during a ceremony
3
5.4
To walk slowly in public to be seen or enjoy the place
1
6.0
To walk together in an organized group for a parade or ceremony
Compounds
- Specialized
8
4.4
Soldiers travel together from one place to another in an organized way
How Fast
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb troop is linked to the noun troop (from French troupe), which meant a group moving together, so to troop somewhere is to walk or move 'as a group' in an orderly way.