clique vs squad

clique

noun
  • A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal. 

  • A group of related web sites that link to each other, like a webring but with exclusive membership determined by the clique owner. 

  • A subgraph isomorphic to a complete graph. 

verb
  • To associate together in a clannish way; to act with others secretly to gain a desired end; to plot. 

squad

noun
  • One's friend group, taken collectively; one's peeps. 

  • Sloppy mud. 

  • A unit of tactical military personnel, or of police officers, usually of about ten members. 

  • A group of potential players from whom a starting team and substitutes are chosen. 

  • A collective noun for a group of squid. 

verb
  • To act as part of, or on behalf of, a squad. 

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