troop
part of speech
noun (a troop, troops; troops — soldiers); verb (troop, troops, trooped, trooping)
meaning for a pupil
1) (troops) Soldiers, especially a large group of them. tree →
2) A group of soldiers, especially on horses or in tanks. tree →
3) A group of people or animals, such as a troop of monkeys or a troop of scouts. tree →
4) (verb) To walk together as a group, often in a line: «the children trooped into the hall». tree →
sense in the lessons
In history and news, troops are soldiers sent somewhere. In nature lessons, groups of monkeys and baboons are called troops. In everyday life a scout troop is a group of scouts. In stories, «trooping in» shows a group arriving together, often slowly or unwillingly. Phrases: «troops», «a troop of monkeys», «scout troop», «troop in», «troop out».
examples
- The troops marched across the bridge. tree →
- A troop of monkeys swung through the trees. tree →
- My brother is in the local scout troop. tree →
- The children trooped into the hall for assembly. tree →
- We trooped out to the bus after the trip. tree →
- The government sent troops to help after the earthquake. tree →
- The baboon troop was led by a big male. tree →
- “It is a lord with his troop.” tree →
note
«Troops» (plural) usually means soldiers; «200 troops» = 200 soldiers. Homophone trap: «troop» (group) vs «troupe» (a group of actors, dancers or singers, as in a dance troupe). A «trooper» is a soldier or police officer (US: state trooper).
In the corpora
- In Japan a young female macaque began washing sandy sweet potatoes in water, and the habit spread through her troop by copying.
- Gad, a troop shall troop upon him; but he shall troop upon their heel.
- For by Thee I run upon a troop; by my God do I scale a wall.
- And, behold, there came a troop of men, horsemen by pairs.
- For by Thee I run upon a troop; and by my God do I scale a wall.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «troop» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.