double team
Two-on-one defense
Double team means two people working together against one, originally from sports where two defenders guard a single offensive player: They double-teamed the star quarterback all game.
The usage extends beyond athletics to any situation where two people gang up on one: My siblings always double-team me in arguments.
In sexual slang, it refers to two people having sex with a third simultaneously.
Defeat by excess
- outnumberHave more members
- surroundEnclose on every side
- cornerMeeting point of edges
- confrontFace squarely, address directly
pressure · harassment · ambush · mob · swarm · crowd · encircle · trap
Swift, overwhelming offensive
pressure · contain · pursuit · edge · overload · stunt · twist · gap
Device for catching animals
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- rotationTurning on an axis
- zoneBounded area designation
- pick-and-rollTwo-player basketball maneuver
closeout · hedge · deny · pressure · converge · collapse · contest · recover
Shared business arrangement
- tandemSequential two-person arrangement
- duoTwo working together
- pairTwo matching things
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
teamwork · two-on-one · assist · backup · support · synchronize · concerted · united
overwhelm
Defeat by excess
confront · pressure · harassment · ambush · mob · swarm · crowd · encircle · trap · bully
blitz
Swift, overwhelming offensive
tackle · pressure · contain · pursuit · edge · overload · stunt · twist · gap · penetration
trap
Device for catching animals
pick-and-roll · closeout · hedge · deny · pressure · converge · collapse · contest · recover · communication
partnership
Shared business arrangement
coordination · teamwork · two-on-one · assist · backup · support · synchronize · concerted · united · cooperative
- basketballbasketball, rebound, dunk, basketball camps, dribble
- tacticsmaneuver, counter-attack, gambit, ambush, counterstrike
- line blockingchop block, wall off, pass protection
- post playpost, post up, post-up, post move, post moves
- blocking techniquesparry, deflection, high block, low block, forearm block
- group defensezone defense, phalanx, shield wall, defensive perimeter, help defense
double teamone-on-one
Direct, between two
mano a mano · single out · isolate · abandon
team, double, duplicate, doubling, doubles, teammate, teamed, duplicated, redouble