defending team defending line • defendress · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · defending team · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 14 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring. Synonyms: defense, defence, defending team. Example: "His teams are always good on defense." · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · defense · · Synonym 1 defence · · Synonym 2 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 g latin small letter g U+0067 i latin small letter i U+0069 m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E t latin small letter t U+0074