\Troop\, n.
See {Boy scout}, above.

\Troop\, v. t.
{To troop the} {colors or colours} (Mil.), in the British
   army, to perform a ceremony consisting essentially in
   carrying the colors, accompained by the band and escort,
   slowly before the troops drawn up in single file and
   usually in a hollow square, as in London on the
   sovereign's birthday. Trooper \Troop"er\, n.
A mounted policeman. [Australia]
Note: The {black troopers} of Queensland are a regiment of
      aboriginal police, employed chiefly for dispersing wild
      aborigines who encroach on sheep runs.

\Troop\, n. [F. troupe, OF. trope, trupe, LL. troppus; of
uncertain origin; cf. Icel. [thorn]orp a hamlet, village, G.
dorf a village, dial. G. dorf a meeting. Norw. torp a little
farm, a crowd, E. thorp. Cf. {Troupe}.]
1. A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude.
         That which should accompany old age -- As honor,
         love, obedience, troops of friends -- I must not
         look to have.                         --Shak.
2. Soldiers, collectively; an army; -- now generally used in
   the plural.
         Farewell the plumed troop, and the big wars. --Shak.
         His troops moved to victory with the precision of
         machines.                             --Macaulay.
3. (Mil.) Specifically, a small body of cavalry, light horse,
   or dragoons, consisting usually of about sixty men,
   commanded by a captain; the unit of formation of cavalry,
   corresponding to the company in infantry. Formerly, also,
   a company of horse artillery; a battery.
4. A company of stageplayers; a troupe. --W. Coxe.
5. (Mil.) A particular roll of the drum; a quick march.

\Troop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Trooped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Trooping}.]
1. To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops.
   ``Armies . . . troop to their standard.'' --Milton.
2. To march on; to go forward in haste.
         Nor do I, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs
         of military men.                      --Shak.