ALL meanings of lacrosse
la·crosse
L l - noun lacrosse A team game, originally played by North American Indians, in which the ball is thrown, caught, and carried with a long- handled stick having a curved L-shaped or triangular frame at one end with a piece of shallow netting in the angle. 1
- noun lacrosse field sport 1
- noun lacrosse a game, originated by Indians of North America, in which two 10-member teams attempt to send a small ball into each other's netted goal, each player being equipped with a crosse or stick at the end of which is a netted pocket for catching, carrying, or throwing the ball. 1
- uncountable noun lacrosse Lacrosse is an outdoor game in which players use long sticks with nets at the end to catch and throw a small ball, in order to try and score goals. 0
- noun lacrosse a ball game invented by Native Americans, now played by two teams who try to propel a ball into each other's goal by means of long-handled hooked sticks that are loosely strung with a kind of netted pouch 0
- noun lacrosse a game, similar to field hockey, in which two teams of ten men or twelve women each, using long-handled, pouched rackets, try to throw a small rubber ball into the opponents' goal: the game was first played by North American Indians 0