DOUBLE-TEAM Definition & Meaning

double-team

[ duhb-uhl-teem ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to defend against or block (an opposing player) by using two players, as in football or basketball:
By double-teaming the end the safety men left the other receiver in the open.
to use two people in the handling of:
The company is double-teaming the more complicated jobs with both a scientist and a group manager.

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Origin of double-team¹

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

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She not only racks up the big numbers, she makes everyone around her better, the Trojans connecting on several wide-open shots Monday night in plays concocted by the double-teamed Watkins.

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“We trapped him. We double-teamed him. We flew around behind him.”

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The Gamecocks’ star center was being double-teamed when she caught the ball, so she passed it to Johnson for the 3.

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“Even when we double-teamed him, he got away from us. Look, he’s a great player and that’s why every second of every minute of every game matters.”

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The Huskers also double-teamed her up high and then went to a gimmick defense, the box-and-one, to shut her down late.

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