double-team

verb

dou·​ble-team ˈdə-bəl-ˌtēm How to pronounce double-team (audio)
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

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The Thunder are waiting until Jokić puts the ball on the floor and then sending double-teams with Lu Dort, Cason Wallace and Alex Caruso. Tony Jones, New York Times, 12 May 2025 This approach will disarm an opponent’s ability to double-team and pack the paint while also providing the Sky more varied scoring options. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025 By Game 3, the Clippers were swarming Nikola Jokić with double-teams and bothering Murray with point-of-attack defense, and things looked bleak for the Nuggets. The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 The New Day and the War Raiders competed in a highly athletic tag team match featuring a series of impressive double-team maneuvers, and even a big-man moonsault from Ivar that dazzled Allegiant Stadium. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for double-team

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double-team was in 1860

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“Double-team.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-team. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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