double-team

verb

dou·​ble-team ˈdə-bəl-ˌtēm 

double-teamed; double-teaming; double-teams

transitive verb

: to block or guard (an opponent) with two players at one time

double-team noun

Examples of double-team in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Baltimore did not pay extra attention to Diggs, as the Bills did with occasional double-teams and zone droppers hunting his crossing routes, which may have cost them. —Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Dec. 2025

The Broncos’ second leading scorer, senior forward Javan Buchanan, was also held to just two points on an 0-for-3 shooting night after being double-teamed and neutralized inside the paint for much of the game. —Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 21 Dec. 2025

Whenever Peterson had the ball, he was blitzed by North Carolina State defenders and met with timely double-teams. —Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 13 Dec. 2025

Pittsburgh never had an answer, specially to the Duo runs that double-team interior defensive linemen. —Mike Defabo, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for double-team

• academe
• cherubim
• elohim
• episteme
• seraphim
• abeam
• airstream
• bloodstream
• daydream
• downstream
• esteem
• extreme