SQUAD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does squad mean? 

• SQUAD (noun)
  The noun SQUAD has 3 senses:

1. a smallest army unit

2. a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

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

  Familiarity information: SQUAD used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SQUAD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A smallest army unit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("squad" is a kind of...):

army unit (a military unit that is part of an army)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "squad"):

firing party; firing squad (a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A cooperative unit (especially in sports)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

squad; team

Hypernyms ("squad" is a kind of...):

social unit; unit (an organization regarded as part of a larger social group)

Meronyms (parts of "squad"):

bench (the reserve players on a team)

Meronyms (members of "squad"):

stringer (a member of a squad on a team)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "squad"):

junior varsity; JV (a college or university team that competes at a level below the varsity team)

crew (the team of men manning a racing shell)

little-league team (a team that plays in a little league)

section (a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon)

hit squad (a team of assassins)

defence; defending team; defense ((sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring)

offence; offense (the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score)

powerhouse (a team considered to be the best of its class)

police squad; squad (a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime)

second string (a squad of players that are available either individually or as a team to relieve or replace the players who started the game)

first team; varsity (a team representing a college or university)

hockey team (a team that plays ice hockey)

eleven; football team (a team that plays football)

basketball team; five (a team that plays basketball)

baseball team (a team that plays baseball)

minor-league club; minor-league team (a team that plays in a minor league)

major-league club; major-league team (a team that plays in a major league)

flying squad (a mobile group of trained people (police or executives or officials) able to move quickly in the case of emergencies)

battery (a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher)

A-team (a group of elite soldiers or a leadership group of advisors or workers in an organization)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

police squad; squad

Hypernyms ("squad" is a kind of...):

squad; team (a cooperative unit (especially in sports))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "squad"):

platoon (a team of policemen working under the military platoon system)

Special 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)

vice squad (a police group to enforce laws against gambling and prostitution)