double-team

dou·ble-team

(dŭb′əl-tēm′)tr.v. dou·ble-teamed, dou·ble-team·ing, dou·ble-teams Sports To guard or cover (an offensive player) with two defensive players simultaneously.

double team n.

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v.t. to defend against or block (an opposing player) by using two players, as in football. [1835–45]

double-team

Defensive maneuver in which two players converge on the player with the ball, hoping to force the player into an error.

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Verb

double-team - cover with two defensive playersathletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competitioncover - protect or defend (a position in a game); "he covered left field"

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verb cover with two defensive players

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