{
    "term": "squad",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a section of a police force that deals with a particular type of crime",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the drugs/fraud/bomb/riot squad"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The serious crime squad has/have taken over the investigation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was deputy head of the force's serious crime squad."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an early-morning raid by a police squad"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's working in the drugs squad."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Law and justice"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["elite", "anti-terrorist", "bomb"],
                "verb + squad": ["lead"],
                "squad + noun": ["detective", "officer", "leader"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the squad"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a group of players, runners, etc. from which a team is chosen for a particular game or match",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the **Olympic/national squad**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They still have not named their squad for the World Cup qualifier."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the under-21 squad"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a 15-man squad"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The swimmer is currently training in the hope of qualifying for this year's Olympic squad."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's a big step from the youth to the first team squad."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He wants to try out other members of the squad before he announces the final line-up."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has named a squad of 16 from which to pick the side for the two one-day games."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Both teams have strengthened their squads for this season."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They've got together a good squad for the World Cup."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were part of a 36-strong squad."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Maria failed to make the Olympic squad."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He spent last season on the practice squad."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["good", "strong", "first-team"],
                "verb + squad": ["lead", "join", "make"],
                "squad + noun": ["member", "player"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the squad", "on the squad"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a small group of soldiers working or being trained together",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an elite combat squad"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A squad of soldiers had arrived to arrest him."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["War and conflict"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["elite", "anti-terrorist", "bomb"],
                "verb + squad": ["lead"],
                "squad + noun": ["detective", "officer", "leader"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the squad"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a group of people who have a particular task",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was captain of the cheerleading squad."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is a one-man truth squad on the subject of intelligence."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["firing", "assassination", "death"],
                "verb + squad": ["lead", "form"],
                "squad + noun": ["leader", "member"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/skwɒd/",
                "audio": "sq/squad/squad__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/skwɑːd/",
                "audio": "sq/squad/squad__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 17th cent.: shortening of French escouade, variant of escadre, from Italian squadra ‘square’."
}