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football

7 entries found.



Main Entry:
foot·ball Listen to the pronunciation of football
Pronunciation:
\ˈft-ˌbl\
Function:
noun
Date:
15th century
1: any of several games played between two teams on a usu. rectangular field having goalposts or goals at each end and whose object is to get the ball over a goal line, into a goal, or between goalposts by running, passing, or kicking: as aBritish : soccer bBritish : rugby c: an American game played between two teams of 11 players each in which the ball is in possession of one side at a time and is advanced by running or passing dAustralian : australian rules football eCanada : canadian football 2 a: an inflated oval ball used in the game of football bBritish : a soccer ball3: something treated roughly especially as the subject of a prolonged dispute <the issue became a political football in Congress>
foot·ball·er Listen to the pronunciation of footballer \-ˌb-lər\ noun


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