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- [ruhg-bee]
- /ˈrʌg bi/
- /ˈrʌɡ.bi/
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- [ruhg-bee]
- /ˈrʌg bi/
Definitions of rugby word
- noun rugby a city in E Warwickshire, in central England. 1
- noun rugby a boys' preparatory school located there: founded 1567. 1
- noun rugby Also, rugby. Also called rugger, Rugby football. a form of football, played between two teams of 15 members each, that differs from soccer in freedom to carry the ball, block with the hands and arms, and tackle, and is characterized chiefly by continuous action and prohibition against the use of substitute players. 1
- noun rugby sport: rugby football 1
- noun rugby relating to the sport of rugby 1
- uncountable noun rugby Rugby or rugby football is a game played by two teams using an oval 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. 0
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Origin of rugby
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
probably earlier than 1835-40 for def 3
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Parts of speech for Rugby
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rugby popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% 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".
rugby usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rugby
noun rugby
- 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
- 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.
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