a number of people playing together and forming one side in a game or sport; to work, cooperate, (with a person)
group, crew
Cases of word usage
1) a loose-fitting jacket (often in the colours of a school, team etc) (blazer)
2) a competition to find the best athlete, player, team etc (championship)
3) the period during which a player or team is batting; the period of power, e.g. of a political party, or of opportunity to show one's ability (innings)
4) on the side furthest from the edge of the road; (in football, hockey etc) (of a player) nearer the other team's goal than any player in the other team in a way that is against the rules (off side)
5) to be, do, much better than (another person, team etc) (outclass)
6) to be more than equal to (another person, team etc) (outmatch)
7) (to cause something) to become powder or dust; to defeat (a person, team etc) completely (pulverize)
8) to put (a player, team etc) into a lower position (relegate)
9) (a record of) points, goals, runs etc made by a player or team in sport; a reason; point; (a set of) twenty (score)
10) a captain, especially of a small merchant ship or fishing-boat; a captain of a team in games such as a football and cricket (skipper)