double-team

A verb used to describe the act of two people working together to confront, attack, or pressure a single person, often in sports or informal contexts.

• 🇫🇷Verbe décrivant l'action de deux personnes travaillant ensemble pour faire face à, attaquer ou faire pression sur une seule personne, souvent dans le sport ou dans des contextes informels.

1. Cover with two defensive players B2 informal sport

   To assign two defenders to guard or block a single offensive player, typically in basketball or other team sports.

   • The coach decided to double-team the star player to limit his scoring.
   • They double-teamed the forward every time he got the ball.
   • Double-teaming can be risky if the other team has good passers.

   🇫🇷Prendre en double

   Synonymes: double uptrap

• double-teamed past participle
• double-teamed past simple
• double-teaming present participle
• double-teams third person singular