Meaning

2 senses

  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.

Examples

39 sentences

  1. Tom was shot by a firing squad.

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  2. Have you called in the bomb squad?

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  3. Tom got shot by a firing squad.

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  4. We need to alert a bomb squad.

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  5. My brother is a member of the rescue squad.

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Origin

From French escouade, from Italian squadra (“square”) (whence also French escadre). Double

From French escouade, from Italian squadra (“square”) (whence also French escadre). Doublet of squadra and square.

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Forms

squads, squadding, squadded, squadded
Base formsquad · to squad
3rd person singularsquads
Present participlesquadding
Past simplesquadded
Past participlesquadded

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysquad
he, she, itsquads

Past simpleLesson

all personssquadded

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave squadded
he, she, ithas squadded

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill squad

Word family

1 related words
Derivedsquad up

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
spyA1spyglasssquabblesquadronsquall
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