Definition of "huddle" []

• A densely packed group or crowd, as of people or animals. (noun)
• Football A brief gathering of a team's players behind the line of scrimmage to receive instructions for the next play. (noun)
• A small private conference or meeting. (noun)
• To crowd together, as from cold or fear. (verb-intransitive)
• To draw or curl one's limbs close to one's body; crouch. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Football fans will perhaps be pleased to know that the word huddle, from a Germanic verb to do with “crowding together” could it come from a primeval idea of a group hiding from animals or people, or protecting someone or something from being found or seen by others?"
• "The Colts huddle is pure posturing, no need for it, zero practical use whatsoever."
• ""I thought he was very poised and seemed to adapt to being able to go in and call the huddle right away," Cable said."