present participle of squad

plural of squad

(UK, dialect) Sloppy mud.

A unit of tactical military personnel, or of police officers, usually of about ten members. / (cricket, soccer, rugby) A group of potential players from whom a starting team and substitutes are chosen.

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

simple past tense and past participle of squad

plural of death squad

(chiefly US, informal, derogatory, idiomatic) A group of individuals serving as enforcers, bodyguards, assassins, and the like, especially persons hired for such a purpose and using violent, thuggish methods.

An armed group that carries out clandestine killings.

(cricket) the group of players who go on a tour as a pool from which teams are selected for individual matches