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Football

[fʷʊʔt̚bɑɫ]

(general) A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to get a ball into a goal or zone defended by the other team.

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📖 Definitions of "Football"

noun

1
(general) A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to get a ball into a goal or zone defended by the other team.
"Roman and medieval football matches were more violent than any modern type of football."
2
Association football: a game in which two teams each contend to get a round ball into the other team's goal primarily by kicking the ball. Known as soccer in Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.
"Each team scored three goals when they played football."
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American football: a game played on a field of 100 yards long and 53 1/3 yards wide in which two teams of 11 players attempt to get an ovoid ball to the end of each other's territory.
"Each team scored two touchdowns when they played football."
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Canadian football: a game played on a played on a field of 110 yards long and 65 yards wide in which two teams of 12 players attempt to get an ovoid ball to the end of each other's territory.
"They played football in the snow."

verb

1
To play football.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Football"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
rugbynoun	(usually uncountable, sports) A form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball; rugby football. The ball cannot be handled forwards and points are scored by touching the ball to the ground in the area past the opponent's territory or by kicking the ball between goalposts and over a crossbar.
nflnoun	(chiefly UK) American football.
basketballnoun	(sports, uncountable) A sport in which two opposing teams of five players strive to put a ball through a hoop.
soccernoun	(originated, late 19th C, now often US, Australia, Ireland, Philippines, and other countries; see usage notes) Association football.
hockeynoun	Any of a family of sports in which hockey sticks are used to move a ball or puck into a goal.
volleyballnoun	(uncountable) A game played on a rectangular court between two teams of two to six players which involves striking a ball back and forth over a net.
fifanoun	FIFA (International Federation of Association Football)
polonoun	(uncountable) A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.
matchnoun	(sports) A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet (commonly called a "bout"), a baseball game, or a cricket match.
championshipnoun	(sports) A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.
golfnoun	(sports) A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.
sportnoun	(countable, uncountable) Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
playernoun	One who plays any game or sport.
teamnoun	Any group of people involved in the same activity, especially sports or work.
swimmingnoun	The act or art of sustaining and propelling the body in water.
bulletnoun	A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
balloonnoun	An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
ballnoun	A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
gamenoun	A playful or competitive activity.
leaguenoun	(sports) An organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship.