English > team: 3 senses > noun 1, group| Meaning | A cooperative unit (especially in sports). |
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| Synonym | squad |
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| Members | stringer | A member of a squad on a team |
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| Parts | bench | The reserve players on a team |
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| Narrower | A-team | A group of elite soldiers or a leadership group of advisors or workers in an organization |
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| baseball team | A team that plays baseball |
| basketball team, five | A team that plays basketball |
| battery | A unit composed of the pitcher and catcher / catcher |
| crew | The team of men manning a racing shell |
| defense, defence, defending team | (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring |
| flying squad | A mobile group of trained people (police or executives or officials) able to move quickly in the case of emergencies / emergencies |
| football team, eleven | A team that plays football |
| hit squad | A team of assassins |
| hockey team | A team that plays ice hockey |
| junior varsity, JV | A college or university / university team that competes at a level below the varsity team |
| little-league team | A team that plays in a little league |
| major-league team, major-league club | A team that plays in a major league |
| minor-league team, minor-league club | A team that plays in a minor league |
| offense, offence | The team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| section | A small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon |
| varsity, first team | A team representing a college or university |
| Broader | unit, social unit | An organization regarded as part of a larger / larger social group |
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| Spanish | cuadrilla, equipo, escuadrón |
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| Catalan | equip |
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| Verbs | team | form a team |
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