ti:m n. & v. --n. 1 a set of players forming
one side in a game (a cricket team). 2
two or
more persons
working together. 3 a a set of
draught animals. b one
animal or more in
harness with a
vehicle. --v. 1 intr. & tr. (usu. foll. by up)
join in a team or in
common action (decided to team up with them). 2 tr. harness (horses etc.) in a team. 3 tr. (foll. by with) match or
coordinate (clothes). øteam-mate a fellow-member of a team or
group. team
spirit willingness to
act as a
member of a group
rather than as an
individual. team-teaching
teaching by a team of teachers working together. [OE team
offspring f. a Gmc root = 'pull', rel. to TOW(1)]