dou|ble-team

dou|ble-team
dou|ble-team «DUHB uhl TEEM», transitive verb. Sports.
1. to assign two players to guard or block (an opponent).
2. to join together to guard or block (an opponent): »

to double-team a tall center in basketball.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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Look at other dictionaries:

  • dou|ble-cov|er — «DUHB uhl KUHV uhr», transitive verb. to cover (an opponent) with two players; double team: »The other teams have to double cover him all the time (Time) …   Useful english dictionary

  • double-team — dou′ble team′ v. t. spo to defend against or block (an opposing player) by using two players, as in football • Etymology: 1835–45 …   From formal English to slang

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