<p><strong>noun</strong></p><ul><li>a small number of soldiers, commonly 10 privates, a staff sergeant, and a corporal; the smallest military unit.</li><li>a group of police officers, especially one organized to deal with a particular area of law enforcement: drug squad; fraud squad.</li><li>any small group or party of persons engaged in a common enterprise.</li><li>a sports team or a group of players from which a team is selected.</li><li>Slang: a group of friends.</li></ul><p><strong>verb</strong></p><ul><li>to form into squads.</li><li>to assign to a squad.</li></ul>