double team

A form of double-team — In sports involving offensive and defensive teams, to use two defensive players to guard against the movements of a single offensive player.

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Meanings

verbdouble team (third-person singular simple present double teams, present participle double teaming, simple past and past participle double teamed)

present singular third person double teams · participle present double teaming · participle past double teamed · past double teamed

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of double-team.
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APA

double team. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20team

MLA

“double team.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20team. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “double team,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/double%20team.

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