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

Durant, who returned to the court after missing Game 1 with a right knee contusion, had just three points and five turnovers after halftime as the Lakers frustrated him with relentless double-teams at the top of the key and complicated zones that took away his passing lanes. —Dan Woike, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026

There’s the defensive effort, helping to successfully double-team Kevin Durant on the ball – often alongside forward Rui Hachimura – after the Rockets star sat out Game 1 while nursing a knee injury. —Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026

During that game, there was a moment when Clark was supposed to be guarding Johnson, but Clark waved Johnson off to double-team another South Carolina player. —Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026

Before Poeltl can complete the double-team, Towns looks to the 3-point line then rifles a right-handed pass over his own head to Bridges for the easy two under the rim. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026

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