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TEAM

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Two or more draft animals that work together to pull something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("team" is a kind of...):

animal group (a group of animals)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "team"):

relay (a fresh team to relieve weary draft animals)

Derivation:

teamster (the driver of a team of horses doing hauling)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A cooperative unit (especially in sports)

Synonyms:

squad; team

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("team" is a kind of...):

social unit; unit (an organization regarded as part of a larger social group)

Meronyms (parts of "team"):

bench (the reserve players on a team)

Meronyms (members of "team"):

stringer (a member of a squad on a team)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "team"):

crew (the team of men manning a racing shell)

little-league team (a team that plays in a little league)

section (a small team of policemen working as part of a police platoon)

hit squad (a team of assassins)

defence; defending team; defense ((sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring)

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

powerhouse (a team considered to be the best of its class)

police squad; squad (a small squad of policemen trained to deal with a particular kind of crime)

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)

first team; varsity (a team representing a college or university)

junior varsity; JV (a college or university team that competes at a level below the varsity team)

hockey team (a team that plays ice hockey)

eleven; football team (a team that plays football)

basketball team; five (a team that plays basketball)

baseball team (a team that plays baseball)

minor-league club; minor-league team (a team that plays in a minor league)

major-league club; major-league team (a team that plays in a major league)

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

battery (a unit composed of the pitcher and catcher)

A-team (a group of elite soldiers or a leadership group of advisors or workers in an organization)

Derivation:

team (form a team)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Form a team

Example:

We teamed up for this new project

Synonyms:

team; team up

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "team" is one way to...):

aggroup; group (form a group or group together)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

team (a cooperative unit (especially in sports))

Credits

 Context examples: 

In any given implementation, if quantity is not provided, duration may be provided instead, however the BRIDG team determined that quantity is considered more fundamental for a domain analysis model.

(Defined Activity Repeat Duration, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

A team of specialists will create a plan for you that includes exercise training, education on heart healthy living, and counseling.

(Cardiac Rehabilitation, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

The team made nanoparticles out of the polymer polydiacetylene.

(3-D gel-nanoparticle device detoxifies blood, NIH)

The team demonstrated some of these complex movements by constructing soft grippers that capture and release objects in response to light illumination.

(New Materials Developed by Scientists Able to Move in Response to Light, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

He’s simply the hinge that the whole team turns on.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He had to guard them against the second team of dogs, and when he had reentered the cabin the other man had unpacked the sled and fetched water.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

Multidisciplinary and translational research teams focused on a specific disease, modality, biologic process or scientific area of particular significance.

(Centers of Research Excellence, NCI Thesaurus)

The completeness of the fossil allowed the team to reconstruct a face.

(3.8-million-year-old fossil cranium unveils more about human ancestry, National Science Foundation)

Now a team of researchers employed the Robot Scientist ‘Eve’ in a high-throughput screen and discovered that triclosan, an ingredient found in many toothpastes, may help the fight against drug-resistance.

(Toothpaste ingredient may help fight drug-resistant malaria, University of Cambridge)

His research team found an overall drop in blood pressure among people who eat more chocolate.

(Can Chocolate Really Be Good for You?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)