Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To guard or cover (an offensive player) with two defensive players simultaneously.
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- verb transitive, sports In sports involving
offensive anddefensive teams, to use two defensive players to guard against the movements of a single offensive player. - verb transitive, by extension To
deal with orhandle a task or individual person by using a team of two people.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb cover with two defensive players
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Examples
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Initially overplaying Jordan to keep the ball from him, sometimes they allowed guard Joe Dumars to play him straight up, or run a double-team at him the minute he touched the ball, forcing him to pass to an ineffective teammate.
One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011
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Under double-team pressure, Worthy attempted a foolish cross-court pass.
One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011
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Instinctively, Magic Johnson rushed over to double-team him, and just as instinctively, Bird shoveled the ball back over to DJ.
One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011
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Then she accepted the offer from a fan to double-team a beer bong.
Shore Thing Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi 2011
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But if they double-team him, which is very likely, he’s in a better position to find the open man for an open three-pointer or find someone cutting to the basket for the easy layup.
Shaking things up offensively: part one Rick Nelligan 2011
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But more importantly, he forced Los Angeles out of its double-team tactics on Kevin McHale.
One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011
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Initially overplaying Jordan to keep the ball from him, sometimes they allowed guard Joe Dumars to play him straight up, or run a double-team at him the minute he touched the ball, forcing him to pass to an ineffective teammate.
One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011
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Problem was, Lewis wasn't hitting shots this season and teams no longer worried about leaving him to double-team Howard.
Rashard Lewis ready for reunion with Orlando Michael Lee 2011
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Under double-team pressure, Worthy attempted a foolish cross-court pass.
One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011
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Then she accepted the offer from a fan to double-team a beer bong.
Shore Thing Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi 2011
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