football
/ˈfʊt.bɔːl/
A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to get a ball into a goal or zone defended by the other team; The ball used in any game called "football"; 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; American football: a game played on a field 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
- plural
- footballs
Meanings
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A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to get a ball into a goal or zone defended by the other team
All my friends like football.
Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR
I like football the most.
Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR
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The ball used in any game called "football"
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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
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American football: a game played on a field 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
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Canadian football: a game played on a field 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
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Australian rules football
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Gaelic football: a field game played with similar rules to hurling, but using hands and feet rather than a stick, and a ball, similar to, yet smaller than a soccer ball
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Any form of rugby
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Any form of rugby.; rugby league
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Any form of rugby.; rugby union