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

With so much spacing cleared out on one side of the court, the Magic couldn’t double-team Curry. —Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025

And although Cunningham was the focal point of the evening for the Pistons (31-26), Detroit players around him found ways to score when Cunningham was being double-teamed. —Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025

Canyon senior Brandon Benjamin, the county’s leading scorer, led the Comanches with 23 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, all while being double-teamed on nearly every possession. —Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 12 Feb. 2025

DeRozan drove left, stepped through a double-team and buried a 14-foot baseline floater with 2.1 seconds remaining to give the Kings a 129-128 victory, adding to the frustration fans are feeling in Dallas. —Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 11 Feb. 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