squad

S0679600 (skwŏd)n.1. A small group of people organized in a common endeavor or activity.2. The smallest tactical unit of military personnel.3. A small unit of police officers.4. Sports An athletic team.

[Obsolete French esquade, from Old French escadre, from Old Spanish escuadra and Old Italian squadra, both from Vulgar Latin *exquadra, square; see square.]

squad

(skwɒd) n1. (Military) the smallest military formation, typically comprising a dozen soldiers, used esp as a drill formation2. any small group of people engaged in a common pursuit3. (Team Sports, other than specified) sport a number of players from which a team is to be selected[C17: from Old French esquade, from Old Spanish escuadra, from escuadrar to square, from the square formations used]

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(skwɒd)

n., v. squad•ded, squad•ding. n. 1. the smallest military unit, consisting usu. of 10 privates, a staff sergeant, and a corporal. 2. a group of police officers assigned esp. to a specific field: the vice squad. 3. any small group of persons engaged in a common enterprise; team. v.t. 4. to form into squads. 5. to assign to a squad. [1640–50; < French esquade, escouade, Middle French, alter. of escoadre < Italian scuadra literally, square, i.e., a body of troops drawn up in a square formation]

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Examples: squad of animals, 1857; of authors, 1809; of beaters—Brewer; of butchers, 1797; of labourers, 1825; of people, 1818; of liveried servants, 1896; of small ships, 1676; of soldiers; of witches, 1830.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	squad - a smallest army unit army unit - a military unit that is part of an armyfiring party, firing squad - a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution
	2.	squad - a cooperative unit (especially in sports)teamA-team - a group of elite soldiers or a leadership group of advisors or workers in an organizationbattery - a unit composed of the pitcher and catcherflying squad - a mobile group of trained people (police or executives or officials) able to move quickly in the case of emergenciesmajor-league club, major-league team - a team that plays in a major leagueminor-league club, minor-league team - a team that plays in a minor leaguebaseball team - a team that plays baseballbasketball team, five - a team that plays basketballfootball team, eleven - a team that plays footballhockey team - a team that plays ice hockeyjunior varsity, JV - a college or university team that competes at a level below the varsity teamfirst team, varsity - a team representing a college or universitysecond string - a squad of players that are available either individually or as a team to relieve or replace the players who started the gamepolice squad, squad - a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crimepowerhouse - a team considered to be the best of its classoffence, offense - the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to scoredefending team, defence, defense - (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"social unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"hit squad - a team of assassinsbench - the reserve players on a team; "our team has a strong bench"section - a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoonlittle-league team - a team that plays in a little leaguecrew - the team of men manning a racing shellstringer - a member of a squad on a team; "a first stringer"; "a second stringer"
	3.	squad - a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crimepolice squadteam, squad - a cooperative unit (especially in sports)vice squad - a police group to enforce laws against gambling and prostitutionplatoon - a team of policemen working under the military platoon systemSpecial Weapons and Tactics squad, Special Weapons and Tactics team, SWAT squad, SWAT team - a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situations

squad

noun team, group, band, company, force, troop, crew, gang, dream team The club is under investigation by the fraud squad.

Translations

小组班

squad

(skwod) noun1. a small group of soldiers drilled or working together. The men were divided into squads to perform different duties.班2. a group of people, especially a working-party. a squad of workmen.小组ˈsquad car noun a police car. 警察巡逻车

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circular firing squad

A group, usually a political party, that is allied against a common enemy or opponent but whose internal disagreements and attacks end up doing more damage to each other than to their target. The lead up to the presidential nomination saw the party devolve into a circular firing squad, as each candidate's vociferous bid to unseat the incumbent president ended up creating huge divisions and disarray within the party itself.See also: circular, firing, squad

goon squad

A group of people hired or acting for the purposes of enforcement, protection, intimidation, and/or harassment on behalf of someone else. Primarily heard in US. After Mr. Smith refused to pay the mafia protection money, they sent a goon squad around to rough him up.See also: goon, squad

squad

One's group of close friends. I'm going to the party tonight with my squad.

squad goals

The aspirations, desires, or values of one's group of close friends, often illustrated in an image posted on social media that is captioned with the phrase as a hashtag. Check out this selfie of Jenny and her friends at the library. She hashtagged it with "squad goals." See you all bright and early tomorrow at the protest! #squadgoalsSee also: goal, squad

awkward squad

A group of individuals within a unit or organization who do not cooperate, accept change, or act in the group's interest, either deliberately or due to incompetence. This awkward squad of senators is causing headaches for both parties.See also: awkward, squad

I'd rather face a firing squad than (do something)

I really do not want to (do something). A firing squad is a group of people assigned to execute someone by gunfire. The phrase hyperbolically implies that the speaker would rather face a gruesome death than do what is being discussed. I'd rather face a firing squad than do another presentation for the board. Last time, they found an error in my report and screamed at me for it.See also: face, firing, rather, squad

I'd rather face a firing squad than do something

Fig. I would prefer to stand and be executed by gunfire than to do something. I'd rather face a firing squad than go shopping the day after Christmas.See also: face, firing, rather, squad

the awkward squad

a squad composed of recruits and soldiers who need further training. Shortly before his death Robert Burns is reported to have said, ‘Don't let the awkward squad fire over me’. Nowadays, the expression is often used to refer to a group of people who are regarded as tiresome or difficult to deal with.See also: awkward, squad

goon squad

1. n. an organized group of thugs; a gang of toughs. (Underworld.) The goon squad Mr. Big sent around scared the devil out of Wilmer. 2. n. the police. My old buddy on the goon squad tells me there’ll be some action over on Maple Street tonight. See also: goon, squad

junk squad

n. police who enforce the narcotics laws. (Underworld.) The junk squad has more than it can handle trying to keep up with the hard stuff. See also: junk, squad

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noun team

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noun a smallest army unit

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noun a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

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noun a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime

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