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- [foo t-bawl]
- /ˈfʊtˌbɔl/
- /ˈfʊtbɔːl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [foo t-bawl]
- /ˈfʊtˌbɔl/
Definitions of football word
- noun football a game in which two opposing teams of 11 players each defend goals at opposite ends of a field having goal posts at each end, with points being scored chiefly by carrying the ball across the opponent's goal line and by place-kicking or drop-kicking the ball over the crossbar between the opponent's goal posts. Compare conversion (def 13), field goal (def 1), safety (def 6), touchdown. 1
- noun football the ball used in this game, an inflated oval with a bladder contained in a casing usually made of leather. 1
- noun football Chiefly British. Rugby (def 3). 1
- noun football Chiefly British. soccer. 1
- noun football something sold at a reduced or special price. 1
- noun football any person or thing treated roughly or tossed about: They're making a political football of this issue. 1
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Origin of football
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, football is from the Middle English word fut ball. See foot, ball1
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Parts of speech for Football
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football popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
football usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for football
noun football
- soccer — a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- rugby — a city in E Warwickshire, in central England.
- american football — American football is a game similar to rugby that is played by two teams of eleven players using an oval-shaped ball. Players try to score points by carrying the ball to their opponents' end of the field, or by kicking it over a bar fixed between two posts.
- association football — soccer
- canadian football — a game resembling American football, played on a grass pitch between two teams of 12 players
Top questions with football
- who plays monday night football?
- who playing monday night football?
- who plays football tonight?
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Matching words
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