soccer
soc·cer
noun \ˈsä-kər\Definition of SOCCER
: a game played on a field between two teams of 11 players each with the object to propel a round ball into the opponent's goal by kicking or by hitting it with any part of the body except the hands and arms —called also association football
Examples of SOCCER
- Both of their children play soccer.
Origin of SOCCER
by shortening & alteration from association football
First Known Use: 1889
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