double-team [duhb-uh l-teem] ExamplesWord Origin verb (used with object)
- to defend against or block (an opposing player) by using two players, as in football or basketball: By double-teaming the end the safety men left the other receiver in the open.
- to use two people in the handling of: The company is double-teaming the more complicated jobs with both a scientist and a group manager.
Origin of double-team An Americanism dating back to 1835–45 Examples from the Web for double-team Historical Examples of double-team
It was soon clear that he could not haul wagons over the road, and he proposed to go without wagons and double-team his artillery.
Manning Ferguson Force
I don’t want any double-team arrangement where I have to pull the load and the other horse, too.
George Horace Lorimer
Word Origin and History for double-team v.
“attack two-on-one,” 1860; see double (adj.) + team (v.). Related: Double-teamed; double-teaming.