squad

noun

1. A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.

   “He assembled a squad of ten to take on the assassin.”

2. A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.

   “A squad of soldiers ordered them to disperse but instead of doing so they commenced throwing ice and rocks.”

3. A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.
4. (informal)A group of people organized for some common purpose, usually of about ten members.

   “At one point, the 400-ton Calypso was brought to a standstill by a squad of squid which clogged the engines and caused a power failure. Other, highlights included an attack by predatory blue sharks, […]”

   “The Sea Life Centre retains a squad of squid and such.”

   “There's several new symbols next to the doorway symbol. Beso pushed all six of them without waiting to see what they brought; like a herd of charging rhinos or rampaging squad of squid. Next best thing though.”

   “I pulled in as deep a breath as my gag allowed and began relaxing my body. I used a little trick I'd learned in college. I imagined that a friendly squad of squid were massaging every muscle on the bottoms of my feet; the tension began to drain.”

5. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of squad truck.
6. (slang)One's friend group, taken collectively; one's peeps.

   “anyway, sheʼs resigned herself to hanging out with the squad at uni rather than going manhunting”

7. (UK, dialectal)Sloppy mud.

   “The lass ran all among the muck and squad.”

   “An' she did n't not solidly mean I wur / gawin' that waäy to the bad, Fur the gell was as howry a trollope as / iver traäpes'd i' the squad.”

verb

1. (intransitive)To act as part of, or on behalf of, a squad.

   “We squad on the fifth of the month.”

2. (US, transitive)To transport by ambulance.

name

1. (US)An informal group of left-wing Democrats in the House of Representatives.

   “Squad members and their allies may also have to contend with pro-Israel Super Pacs and dark-money groups spending tens of millions of dollars on attack ads in a bid to unseat them. […] “A lot of us have seen the headlines that Squad or Squad-adjacent members could be in trouble this cycle,” said Chris Scott, the co-founder and president of the Advance the Electorate political action committee (Ate Pac), which recruits and trains young progressives.”

2. (informal)An informal military alliance between the United States, Japan, Australia, and the Philippines, focused on Asian security matters.
3. (broadly)A grouping of the United States, Japan, Australia, and the Philippines.