team
[noun]
Synonyms:
- group, band, body, bunch, company, gang, line-up, set, side, squad
[verb]
Synonyms:
- often with up: join, band together, cooperate, couple, get together, link, unite, work together

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English Thesaurus: group, crowd, mob, mass, bunch, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. team¹ S1 W1 AC /tiːm/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: 'young of an animal, group of animals pulling something']

1. a group of people who play a game or sport together against another group:
Which team do you support?
[also + plural verb British English]
Our team are winning.
in a team British English, on a team American English:
Bobby Charlton was in the team that won the World Cup.

2. a group of people who have been chosen to work together to do a particular job
team of
a team of experts
management/research/sales etc team
a senior member of the design team
Our success lies in working together as a team.
It was a tremendous team effort.
You need to choose a team leader.

3. two or more animals that are used to pull a vehicle

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. team² AC verb [transitive]
to put two things or people together, because they will look good or work well together
team something with something
black trousers teamed with a bright shirt
team up phrasal verb
to join with someone in order to work on something
team up with
You can team up with one other class member if you want.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

team
noun
I. group of people who play a sport together
ADJ. home | away, opposing, rival, visiting | decent, strong | successful, winning | weak | dream The England manager has chosen his dream team for the World Cup.
junior, senior, youth | under-16, etc. | A, B, first, second, etc. | international, local, national | England, Ireland, Scotland | French, Irish, etc. | basketball, football, relay, etc. | display the Army Parachute Display Team
five-man, five-person, five-strong, five-woman Spain are fielding a three-man team in this race.
men's, mixed, women's
VERB + TEAM field, have | choose, get together, organize, pick, put together Can you get a team together by Saturday?
coach, manage | be in/on, play in/for I'm playing for the first team this week.
be called up to, be selected for, get into/onto, make Cole has been selected for the team to meet Italy next week. You didn't make the team, I'm afraid.
be dropped from, be left out of | join, sign for | play (against) | lead | support
TEAM + VERB compete (in sth), take part (in sth) The team competes in a local league. There are six teams taking part.
win (sth) | lose (sth) Our team lost the final.
TEAM + NOUN game, sport | captain, coach, manager, mate (also teammate) He apologized to his teammates for his mistake.
championship, event, prize | effort, performance | selection | talk The manager gives his team talks in English.
sheet (= the list of players chosen for the team)
PREP. in/on a/the ~ I'll have you on the first team.
~ for She's in the team for the World Championships.
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[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

team
II. group of people who work together
ADJ. joint a joint team of French and German economists
five-strong | husband and wife | campaign, creative, design, development, editorial, investigation, management, marketing, production, project, research, sales a member of the senior management team
legal, medical | multidisciplinary | rescue
VERB + TEAM build, form, train Willing volunteers formed teams of helpers to carry everything in. a specially trained team of counsellors
lead, head, manage, run | join She has recently joined our sales team.
work (together) as learning to work together as a team
TEAM + VERB comprise sb, consist of sb The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries.
develop sth, operate, work on/with sth the team that developed this microchip The team will work closely with other government departments.
TEAM + NOUN leader, member | player (informal) (= sb who works well as part of a team) | meeting | approach | building, development The survival course was intended as a team building exercise.
spirit | effort It took a tremendous team effort to finish the project on time.
PREP. in a/the ~ There are 20 people in the team.
~ of a team of scientists
PHRASES a member of a team, part of a team

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

team

a football/basketball etc team
China’s football team failed to qualify for the World Cup.
the school team
I played for my school cricket team.
the national team
He coached the Italian national team.
the home team (=the team whose sports field a game is being played on)
Hayward then increased the home team’s lead.
the visiting team (=the team who have travelled to their opponents’ sports field)
The visiting team failed to score.
the opposing team
A member of the opposing team grabbed hold of his shirt.
the first team British English (=the team with the best players in a school, club etc)
He has played several times for the first team.
the second team (=the team with players who are not as good as those in the first team)
He stepped up from the second team when Roberts was injured.
the winning/losing team
Everyone on the winning team will get a medal.
play for a team
He wants to play for a better team.
support a team
"Which team do you support?" "Chelsea."
captain a team (=be the captain of a team)
James captained his school team from the age of eleven.
make the team (=be chosen as a member of a team)
He was never good enough to make the team.
drop somebody from a team (=decide that someone should not play for a team)
He has been dropped from the team because of injury.
the team captain
The cup was presented to the team captain.
a team member/a member of a team
He's the eldest team member.
He was a popular member of the team.
the team manager/coach
Who do you think will be the next England team manager?
a team game/sport (=one that is played by teams)
In those days, girls didn’t play team sports.
play as a team
One reason for the 49ers’ success is that they play as a team.
a management/research/sales etc team
The design team has come up with a few ideas.
a rescue team
He was in the water for two hours before a rescue team arrived.
a good/strong team
We have a very strong sales team.
a three-man/four-man etc team (=one with three, four etc people)
About a month ago he hired a four-man team of personal trainers.
a 10-strong/14-strong etc team (=one with 10, 14 etc people)
A six-strong team from the Transport Research Laboratory is at the crash scene.
a team member/a member of a team
Team members meet on a regular basis.
a team leader
The team leader will co-ordinate the work.
a team effort (=when members of a team achieve something together)
It was a great team effort and all the crew did a magnificent job.
a team meeting
Hold team meetings to discuss problems.
lead a team
She was the doctor who led the surgical team.
work as a team
You have to learn to work as a team.
make a good team (=work well together as a team)
You and I make a good team.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

group several people together in the same place:
A group of boys stood by the school gate.
Arrange yourselves in groups of three.
crowd a large group of people who have come to a place to do something:
There were crowds of shoppers in the streets.
The crowd all cheered.
mob a large, noisy, and perhaps violent crowd:
An angry mob of demonstrators approached.
mass a large group of people all close together in one place, so that they seem like a single thing:
The square in front of the station was a solid mass of people.
bunch informal a group of people who are all similar in some way:
They’re a nice bunch of kids.
gang a group of young people, especially a group that often causes trouble and fights:
He was attacked by a gang of youths.
rabble a noisy group of people who are behaving badly:
He was met by a rabble of noisy angry youths.
horde a very large group of people who all go somewhere:
In summer hordes of tourists flock to the island.
There were hordes of people coming out of the subway.
crew a group of people who all work together, especially on a ship or plane:
the ship’s crew
The flight crew will serve drinks shortly.
party a group of people who are travelling or working together:
A party of tourists stood at the entrance to the temple.
herd a group of cows, deer, or elephants:
A herd of cows was blocking the road.
team a group of people who work together:
She is being cared for by a team of doctors.
flock a group of sheep or birds:
a flock of seagulls
The farmer has over 100 sheep in his flock.
pack a group of dogs or wolves:
Some dogs are bred to work in packs.
litter a group of kittens or puppies born at one time to a particular mother:
He was one of a litter of seven puppies.
school/shoal a group of fish or dolphins:
Piranha fish live in shoals in the wild.
bundle several papers, clothes, or sticks held or tied together in an untidy pile:
Bundles of papers and files filled the shelves.
cluster a group of things of the same kind that are close together in a place:
a cluster of stars
Our road ended at a cluster of cottages.

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