English noun: squad |
1. | squad (group) a smallest army unit |
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| Broader (hypernym) | army unit |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | firing party, firing squad |
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2. | squad (group) a cooperative unit (especially in sports) |
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| Synonyms | team |
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| Broader (hypernym) | social unit, unit |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | A-team, baseball team, basketball team, battery, crew, defence, defending team, defense, eleven, first team, five, flying squad, football team, hit squad, hockey team, junior varsity, JV, little-league team, major-league club, major-league team, minor-league club, minor-league team, offence, offense, police squad, powerhouse, second string, section, squad, varsity |
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| Part holonym | bench |
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| Member holonym | stringer |
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3. | squad (group) a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime |
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| Synonyms | police squad |
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| Broader (hypernym) | squad, team |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | platoon, Special Weapons and Tactics squad, Special Weapons and Tactics team, SWAT squad, SWAT team, vice squad |
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