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team

[teem]

noun

  1. a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest.

    a football team.

  2. a number of persons associated in some joint action.

    a team of advisers.

  3. two or more horses, oxen, or other animals harnessed together to draw a vehicle, plow, or the like.

  4. one or more draft animals together with the harness and vehicle drawn.

  5. a family of young animals, especially ducks or pigs.

  6. Obsolete.offspring or progeny; lineage or stock.



verb (used with object)

  1. to join together in a team.

  2. Chiefly Northern U.S. Older Use.to convey or transport by means of a team; haul.

verb (used without object)

  1. to drive a team.

  2. to gather or join in a team, a band, or a cooperative effort (usually followed by up, together, etc.).

    Synonyms: , , ,

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or performed by a team.

    a team sport; team effort.

team

/ پː /

noun

  1. a group of people organized to work together

  2. a group of players forming one of the sides in a sporting contest

  3. two or more animals working together to pull a vehicle or agricultural implement

  4. such animals and the vehicle

    the coachman riding his team

  5. dialecta flock, herd, or brood

  6. obsoleteancestry

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to make or cause to make a team

    he teamed George with Robert

  2. (tr) to drag or transport in or by a team

  3. (intr) to drive a team

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • interteam adjective
  • underteamed adjective
  • unteamed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of team1

First recorded before 900; Middle English teme (noun), Old English ŧ “child-bearing, brood, offspring, set of draft beasts”; cognate with Dutch toom “bridle, reins,” German Zaum, Old Norse taumr
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Word History and Origins

Origin of team1

Old English team offspring; related to Old Frisian bridle, Old Norse taumr chain yoking animals together, Old High German zoum bridle
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Example Sentences

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Jesse Murillo of Orange County said attending the game to support the Mexican national team felt like a clear sign of protest against the federal government.

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Mr Gibson credited Tayside fire and rescue's blue response team for saving their lives and praised the call handler's response as "spectacular".

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The lowly finishing position was largely expected by the team, who were happy to see both cars come home after 24 hours of racing.

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McDonald said the 30-year-old is still a "big part of the future of the team" even though he has "missed out on some scores".

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A look at the top 20 high school softball teams in the Southland, as ranked by CalHiSports.

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When To Use

does team mean?

A team is a group of people who work together in a joint action, as in Our Academic Decathlon team was made up of some of the smartest kids in our school.A team is also a group of people on one side of a contest or game, such as a soccer team or a trivia team.A team is also two or more draft animals, such as horses, harnessed together to pull something, like a plow or a cart.To team up is to form a group to work together, as in Miles and Lex teamed up to study for the big science test next month.Example: My team is working hard on these software solutions for streaming platforms.

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