team

team · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A group of people who work together or play a sport together.

  2. 2.

    A group of animals working together, especially horses or oxen.

  3. 3.

    (verb) To come together as a group to achieve something.

  4. 4.

    (verb) To match or coordinate.

Forms

plural: teams

Related words

Antonyms: individual
See also: collaborate, cooperation, group
Synonyms: crew, group, squad, unit

Etymology

From Old English "team" meaning "offspring, family, group of draft animals." The original sense related to childbearing and lineage. The modern sense of a group working together developed in the 16th century.