team

American  

[teem] / tim /

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.

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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:

   merge, ally, unite, combine

adjective

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

   a team sport; team effort.

team British  

/ tiːm /

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. dialect a flock, herd, or brood

6. obsolete ancestry

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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

Grammar

See collective noun.

Usage

What 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.

Other Word Forms

• interteam adjective
• underteamed adjective
• unteamed adjective

Etymology

Origin of team

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

Example Sentences

“It’s one of the biggest honors, being an Olympic athlete, to walk your team into the opening ceremony,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

The team examined how neurons from these nerves responded to temperature changes using calcium imaging and electrophysiological recordings.

From Science Daily

To determine where fire is missing and where it is happening too often, the team used geospatial evidence such as pollen records and dirt samples.

From Science Daily

The research team was led by the National Astronomical Observatories at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, with support from Cardiff University.

From Science Daily

RIU Hotels and Resorts have since apologised for the distress caused by the "misguided attempt at a playful interaction by a member of the hotel's entertainment team".

From BBC

Related Words

• club
• company
• lineup
• organization
• party
• side
• squad
• unit