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team

team [ teem ]

noun (plural teams)

Definition:

1. side in sports competition: a group of people forming one side in a sports competition

2. cooperatively functioning group: a number of people organized to function cooperatively as a group

3. animals worked together: two or more animals worked together, especially to pull a vehicle or agricultural equipment

4. team of animals with vehicle: a team of animals and the vehicle harnessed to them

5. animals performing together: a group of animals that perform or are shown together

6. grouping of animals: a grouping of animals, e.g. a flock, brood, or herd

verb (past and past participle teamed, present participle team·ing, 3rd person present singular teams)

Definition:

1. transitive and intransitive verb form into team: to form a team, or put people or animals together to form a team

teamed together to organize the parade

2. transitive and intransitive verb put something with complementary object: to combine something with another object, particularly one that matches or complements it

3. transitive verb transport something by team: to transport something using a team of animals

4. intransitive verb drive team: to drive a team of farm animals or a truck

[ Old English tēam< Indo-European, "to lead"]

Spelling Note


	team or teem? Do not confuse the spelling of team and teem, which sound similar. Team can be used as a noun or verb, referring to a group of people or animals who work together, as in a team of designers, a team of oxen, teaming up with a former rival. Both words spelled teem are only used as verbs, one meaning "have an extremely large number in a place," the other "rain very hard" and "pour out": The river teemed with fish. It's teeming down outside.