football

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈfʊt.bɔːl/]

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1. football (noun) — sense 1

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

Example: Roman and medieval football matches were more violent than any modern type of football.

2. football (noun) — sense 2

Definition: The ball used in any game called "football".

Example: The player kicked the football.

3. football (noun) — sense 3

Definition: Association football, also called soccer: a game in which two teams each contend to get a round ball into the other team's goal primarily by kicking the ball.

Example: Each team scored three goals when they played football.

4. football (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To play football.

Example: It was an announcement of the outbreak of what is now termed World War I. Some of us lads were footballing when we heard the news. It left us bewildered.

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