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

Thompson didn’t do it alone, as double-teams routinely came Curry’s way and Udoka’s game plan was heavily geared toward making his evening miserable. —Anthony Slater, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025

The War Raiders dominated the New Day with a series of double-team power moves. —Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025

Indiana double-teamed her in the second round, then Maryland and Duke followed suit, scheming against her more and more. —Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025

If Scheyer employs him as the screener in the pick-and-roll and Houston's aggressive defense double-teams the ball-handler, Flagg will have a ton of 4-on-3 opportunities to rack up assists. —Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 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