Troop

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Troop

Troop : படைவீரர்; குழு; கூட்டம்

Troop : சேனை

Troop definition

Noun.

  1. A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude.
  2. Soldiers, collectively; an army; -- now generally used in the plural.
  3. 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.
  5. A particular roll of the drum; a quick march.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops.
  2. To march on; to go forward in haste.