English Explanatory Dictionary

squad

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.
  2. A unit of tactical military personnel, or of police officers, usually of about ten members.
  3. A group of potential players from whom a starting team and substitutes are chosen.
  4. A collective noun for a group of squid.
  5. Ellipsis of squad truck.
  6. One's friend group, taken collectively; one's peeps.
verb
  1. To act as part of, or on behalf of, a squad.
  2. To transport by ambulance.
noun
  1. Sloppy mud.
name
  1. An informal group of left-wing Democrats in the House of Representatives.
name
  1. An informal military alliance between the United States, Japan, Australia, and the Philippines, focused on Asian security matters.
  2. A grouping of the United States, Japan, Australia, and the Philippines.

Pronunciation

/ˈskwɒd/ /ˈskwɑd/ en-au-squad.ogg /ˈskwæd/

Word forms

squad squads escouade squadding squadded the Squad

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin quadrus Vulgar Latin *exquadrō Italian squadraredeverb. Italian squadra French escouadebor. English squad From French escouade, from Italian squadra (“square”) (whence also French escadre). Doublet of squadra and square.

Related words

squadron Quad

Derived words

awkward squad bomb squad cheer squad circular firing squad death squad firing squad flying squad fraud squad Freud squad God squad goon squad hit squad hold-up squad intersquad intrasquad mendicancy squad pep squad police squad practice squad red squad rummage squad snatch squad split-squad squad automatic weapon squad bay squad car squadder squaddie squaddy squad goal squadmate squadrol squad room suicide squad tac squad taxi squad touring squad truth squad vice squad

Translations

Armenian: ջոկատ Belarusian: гру́па Belarusian: кама́нда Belarusian: брыга́да Bulgarian: брига́да Bulgarian: кома́нда French: escouade German: Gruppe Greek: διμοιρία Hindi: टुकड़ी Hungarian: csapat Hungarian: brigád Ido: esquado Macedonian: екипа Norwegian Bokmål: lag Norwegian Bokmål: tropp Romanian: ceată Romanian: echipă Russian: гру́ппа Russian: кома́нда Russian: брига́да Spanish: escuadra Spanish: cuadrilla Spanish: escuadrón Swedish: trupp Ukrainian: гру́па Ukrainian: кома́нда Ukrainian: брига́да
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