sit vs troop

sit

verb
  • To move oneself into such a position. 

  • To babysit. 

  • After a long day of walking, it was good just to sit and relax. 

  • To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition. 

  • To be a member of a deliberative body. 

  • Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session. 

  • To occupy a given position. 

  • To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh. 

  • To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate. 

  • To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction. 

  • To accommodate in seats; to seat. 

  • To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks. 

  • To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to. 

  • To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of oneself made, such as a picture or a bust. 

  • To be accepted or acceptable; to work. 

  • To be adjusted; to fit. 

  • To take, to undergo or complete (an examination or test). 

noun
  • Subsidence of the roof of a coal mine. 

  • An event, usually lasting one full day or more, where the primary goal is to sit in meditation. 

troop

verb
  • To move or march as if in a crowd. 

  • To march on; to go forward in haste. 

  • To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops. 

noun
  • Mushrooms that are in a close group but not close enough to be called a cluster. 

  • A group of meerkat families living together. 

  • A collection of people; a number; a multitude (in general). 

  • A company of actors; a troupe. 

  • A chapter of a national girl or boy scouts organization, consisting of one or more patrols of 6 to 8 youngsters each. 

  • A particular roll of the drum; a quick march. 

  • A group of baboons. 

  • A group of soldiers; military forces. 

  • A detachment of soldiers or police, especially horse artillery, armour, or state troopers. 

  • A small unit of cavalry or armour commanded by a captain, corresponding to a platoon or company of infantry. 

  • An individual soldier or member of a military force. 

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