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football Definition

foot·ball (fo̵ot′bôl′)

noun

    1. Brit. soccer
    2. Brit. Rugby (sense )
    3. in the U.S., a game played on a field that is 100 yards long, with 2 teams of 11 players and a goal at each end: the players may attempt to score a touchdown by running or passing the ball, kick a field goal, etc.
    4. Canadian football
  2. the oval, inflated, leather or rubber ball used in playing football in the U.S. or Canada
  3. any issue, problem, etc. that is passed about or shunted from one group to another a political football

Etymology: ME foteballe

football Synonyms

football

n.

  1. A sport

    American football, Association football, rugby, soccer, the pigskin sport*, grid game*, gridiron pastime*.

  2. The ball used in football

    regulation football, pigskin*, oval*, inflated oval*, apple*, bacon*, hide*, porkhide*, leather oval*, peanut*, pineapple*, porker*, moleskin*, sphere*, watermelon*. *

    The teams of the National Football League include --- National Conference: Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins; American Conference: Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Houston Oilers, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, Seattle Seahawks.

football Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • play: There are some youths outside playing football in a 'No Ball Zone ' .
  • watch: Then [ Newcastle chairman ] Freddie Shepherd started inviting us to watch football.
  • kick: I just thought, there's better money to be made than for kicking a football about.

Adjective modifier

  • non-league: A final position of 22nd left the largest city in Europe never to have hosted a top-flight team within two places of non-league football.
  • English: Is it lack of quality in English football or chronic burn out?
  • flowing: The game engine has been ported completely intact and renders the series ' flowing football in impressive fashion for a handheld.
  • Scottish: Scottish politics looks very different today ( alas, the same cannot be said for Scottish football ).
  • Italian: Fraudulent accounting is nothing new to the world of Italian football but... ... .

Modifies a noun

  • pitch: We were pitched on a sandy football pitch, which belonged to a local school.
  • club: Football Clubs Various football clubs with gear for sale.
  • fan: Later this year 3.5m football fans, including a million from overseas, will attend the World Cup finals in Germany.
  • stadium: In 1986 it managed to bring together 250,000 people in football stadium Maracana.
  • match: He never joined in with football matches or hung around on street corners.
  • league: Both have been with football league clubs - one was a striker at Brighton.

Noun used with modifier

  • five-a-side: Scale the climbing wall or work out to aerobics, play five-a-side football, brave the skateboard ramp, orienteer or have a massage.
  • fantasy: Sites 1 - 5 of 9 1 2 Next Fantasy League Comment: The home of fantasy football.
  • premiership: The area is also home to premiership football team Arsenal.
  • league: The Dr. Martens Premier League champions have launched their new soccer academy designed to produce players to help the push toward league football.
  • a-side: This is a huge inflatable arena where participants play 5 a-side football restrained by straps - a bit like table football but with humans!
  • replica: Recent examples include the fixing of prices for children's toys, replica football shirts and auction house fees.