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triple-team

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables
triple-team
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

In sports involving offensive and defensive teams, to use three defensive players to guard against the movements of a single offensive player.

Transitive verb

verb

To deal with or handle a task or individual person by using a team of three people.

Transitive verb

verb

To sexually penetrate someone simultaneously orally, anally, and vaginally.

Slang; Transitive verb

verb

To gang up on someone, as a group of three.

Slang; Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

triple-teams (present, singular) triple-teaming (participle, present) triple-teamed (participle, past) triple-teamed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

double-team quadruple-team

Questions

What does triple-team mean?
In sports involving offensive and defensive teams, to use three defensive players to guard against the movements of a single offensive player.

How to pronounce triple-team

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