a collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude.-soldiers, collectively; an army; -- now generally used in the plural.-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.-a company of stageplayers; a troupe.-a particular roll of the drum; a quick march.-to move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops.-to march on; to go forward in haste.