team

Less common meanings

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   draft animalsnouncountable

   A group of animals, such as two horses, joined to pull a cart or plow.

   Like dogs pulling a sled together as one group.

   The farmer hitched his team of oxen to the cart.

   A strong team of horses pulled the heavy plow.

   Similarspan, yoke

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   go well withverbintransitive

   To match nicely or suit each other well.

   Like cheese and crackers that taste great together.

   This scarf teams well with your coat.

   The two colors team nicely in the painting.

   UsageSay one thing teams well with another.

   Similarpair, combine, match, go (entry)

   Oppositeclash

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   interjectioncolloquial

   A friendly call asking another player to join you instead of fighting.

   Like calling out to ask someone to be on your side instead of against you.

   Team? I'll heal you if you guard the gate.

   He waved at the other player and called out, "Team!"

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   nounobsolete

   A group of animals moving along together, especially baby ducks.

   a long team of snowy swans on high

   1697, Virgil, “Aeneis”Here, team means a group of animals moving together, a line of swans.

   she will wonder to have a teeme of ducklings about her

   1601, Pliny the Elder, The Historie of the WorldHere, teeme means a family of baby ducks following along together.

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   lord's rightnounobsoleteUK

   An old right that let a landowner hold a court to judge people accused of having stolen goods or cattle.

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   verbdated

   To carry or pull loads using a group of work animals.

   the farmer has been all winter teaming wood along the river

   1857, Henry David Thoreau journal entry for Feb. 4 1857
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    verbobsolete

    To give a job to a work crew led by an outside boss.