Definitions for: Team


[n] two or more draft animals that work together to pull a vehicle
[n] a cooperative unit
[v] form a team; "We teamed up for this new project"



Webster (1913) Definition: Team, n. [OE. tem, team, AS. te['a]m, offspring, progeny,
race of descendants, family; akin to D. toom a bridle, LG.
toom progeny, team, bridle, G. zaum a bridle, zeugen to
beget, Icel. taumr to rein, bridle, Dan. t["o]mme, Sw.
t["o]m, and also to E. tow to drag, tug to draw. [root]64.
See Tug, and cf. Teem to bear.]
1. A group of young animals, especially of young ducks; a
brood; a litter.

A team of ducklings about her. --Holland.

2. Hence, a number of animals moving together.

A long team of snowy swans on high. --Dryden.

3. Two or more horses, oxen, or other beasts harnessed to the
same vehicle for drawing, as to a coach, wagon, sled, or
the like. ``A team of dolphins.'' --Spenser.

To take his team and till the earth. --Piers
Plowman.

It happened almost every day that coaches stuck
fast, until a team of cattle could be procured from
some neighboring farm to tug them out of the slough.
--Macaulay.

4. A number of persons associated together in any work; a
gang; especially, a number of persons selected to contend
on one side in a match, or a series of matches, in a
cricket, football, rowing, etc.

5. (Zo["o]l.) A flock of wild ducks.

6. (O. Eng. Law) A royalty or privilege granted by royal
charter to a lord of a manor, of having, keeping, and
judging in his court, his bondmen, neifes, and villains,
and their offspring, or suit, that is, goods and chattels,
and appurtenances thereto. --Burrill.


Team, v. i.
To engage in the occupation of driving a team of horses,
cattle, or the like, as in conveying or hauling lumber,
goods, etc.; to be a teamster.


Team, v. t.
To convey or haul with a team; as, to team lumber. [R.]
--Thoreau.

Synonyms: squad, team up

See Also: aggroup, animal group, baseball team, basketball team, battery, bench, crew, defence, defending team, defense, eleven, first team, five, flying squad, football team, group, hockey team, junior varsity, JV, little-league team, major-league club, major-league team, minor-league club, minor-league team, offence, offense, police squad, powerhouse, section, social unit, stringer, unit, varsity

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