team

team [tēm]

n.

[ME < OE, offspring, brood, team of draft animals (akin to Ger zaum, bridle, rein) < base of tēon, to draw < IE base * deuk-, to pull > DUCT]

1.

a) Obs. progeny, race, or lineage

b) Dial. a brood of young animals, esp. of ducks or pigs

2. two or more horses, oxen, etc. harnessed to the same vehicle or plow

3.

a) two or more draft animals and their vehicle

b) one draft animal and its vehicle

4.

a) a group of people constituting one side in a contest or competition

b) a group of people working together in a coordinated effort

vt.

1.

a) to harness or yoke together in a team

b) to join together in a cooperative activity

2. to haul with a team

vi.

1. to drive a team

☆ 2. to join in cooperative activity: often with up [to team up on a research project]

adj.

of or done by a team