team

/tim/

/tim/

Other forms: teams; teamed; teaming

If you're part of a frisbee team, you're part of a group of people who cooperate to throw a plastic disc around. It's neat.

Two or more of people working together on a single task can be called a team, whether that's an informal team or a professional one. The two horses that pull your carriage are a team, and the guys you play soccer with on Saturday mornings are also a team. Team can also be a verb, meaning "to join forces." If you want to beautify your town, team up with local people to paint a mural for the community.

Definitions of team

1. noun

   a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
   synonyms: squad

   types:

   A-team

   a group of elite soldiers or a leadership group of advisors or workers in an organization

   battery

   a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher

   flying squad

   a mobile group of trained people (police or executives or officials) able to move quickly in the case of emergencies

   major-league club, major-league team

   a team that plays in a major league

   minor-league club, minor-league team

   a team that plays in a minor league

   baseball team

   a team that plays baseball

   basketball team, five

   a team that plays basketball

   eleven, football team

   a team that plays football

   hockey team

   a team that plays ice hockey

   JV, junior varsity

   a college or university team that competes at a level below the varsity team

   first team, varsity

   a team representing a college or university

   second string

   a squad of players that are available either individually or as a team to relieve or replace the players who started the game

   police squad, squad

   a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime

   powerhouse

   a team considered to be the best of its class

   offence, offense

   the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score

   defence, defending team, defense

   (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring

   hit squad

   a team of assassins

   section

   a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon

   little-league team

   a team that plays in a little league

   crew

   the team of rowers manning a racing shell

   farm club, farm team

   a minor-league team that is owned by a major-league team (especially in baseball)

   ball club, baseball club, club, nine

   a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

   death squad

   a clandestine military or paramilitary team who murder political dissidents or petty criminals (usually with the government's tacit approval)

   Sparrow Unit

   a hit squad of the New People's Army in the Philippines

   vice squad

   a police group to enforce laws against gambling and prostitution

   platoon

   a team of policemen working under the military platoon system

   SWAT squad, SWAT team, Special Weapons and Tactics squad, Special Weapons and Tactics team

   a squad of policemen who have been trained to deal with violent and dangerous situations

   type of:

   social unit, unit

   an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
2. noun

   two or more draft animals that work together to pull something
   types:

   relay

   a fresh team to relieve weary draft animals

   type of:

   animal group

   a group of animals
3. verb

   form a team
   “We teamed up for this new project”

   synonyms: team up

   type of:

   aggroup, group

   form a group or group together