double-team

US: (dub′əl tēm′)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

dou•ble-team  (dub′əl tēm′), v.t. 

1. Sport to defend against or block (an opposing player) by using two players, as in football or basketball:
   By double-teaming the end the safety men left the other receiver in the open.
2. to use two people in the handling of:
   The company is double-teaming the more complicated jobs with both a scientist and a group manager.

• 1835–45, American.