defending team
- noun
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equipo defensor
- Not utilizing a degree of imbalance means seeking penetration in such a way that a defending team manages to regain a high degree of balance before the end of team possession.
We would literally go over it and practice and shoot around like extensive work to become a better defend defending team.
- We would literally go over it and practice and shoot around like extensive work to become a better defend defending team.
Examples
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Similarly, in clip 9, one expert awarded a scrum to the defending team while the other awarded a penalty.
Academic text (2005) -
Forrest runs across the field as the defending team chases him.
Fiction book (1994) -
However, if another referee weighted the ball carrier's obligation to immediately pass, place, or release the ball as more important, then this referee would be more likely to award a penalty to the defending team.
Academic text (2005) -
Having taken turns hoisting the hardware for the past two years, all signs point to another epic battle for NYC DII supremacy between defending team champions Eagle Academy and the 2011 top team, Petrides.
Blog text (3) -
The defending team worked hard to block the shots from their opponents during the game.
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As the clock ticked down, the defending team focused on protecting their lead against aggressive attacks.
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In soccer, the defending team must stay alert to prevent the opposing players from scoring.
Synonyms
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Players who try to stop the other team from scoring
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Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from 'defending' (preventing an opponent's success) combined with 'team' (a group of players), so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand it denotes the team attempting to stop the opponents from scoring. The adjective+noun compositional pattern is common across languages and in sports vocabulary, making the expression immediately comprehensible without prior exposure.
Etymology
Defending team comes from the clear image of a group protecting something, like guards holding a castle or a goalkeeper protecting a goal. The word defending means protecting and the team are the people doing it, so the phrase means 'to stop the other team from scoring'.