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football
[foot-bawl]
noun
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.
the ball used in this game, an inflated oval with a bladder contained in a casing usually made of leather.
Chiefly British.Rugby.
Chiefly British.soccer.
something sold at a reduced or special price.
any person or thing treated roughly or tossed about.
They're making a political football of this issue.
(initial capital letter)a briefcase containing the codes and options the president would use to launch a nuclear attack, carried by a military aide and kept available to the president at all times.
verb (used with object)
Informal.to offer for sale at a reduced or special price.
football
/ ˈʊˌɔː /
noun
any of various games played with a round or oval ball and usually based on two teams competing to kick, head, carry, or otherwise propel the ball into each other's goal, territory, etc See association football rugby Australian Rules American football Gaelic football
( as modifier )
a football ground
a football supporter
the ball used in any of these games or their variants
a problem, issue, etc, that is continually passed from one group or person to another and treated as a pretext for argument instead of being resolved
he accused the government of using the strike as a political football
Other Word Forms
- ˈڴǴdzˌ noun
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Example Sentences
"In the Rose Bowl in LA, there was a huge crowd for the game between PSG and Atletico Madrid. Maybe LA likes football more than Atlanta, I don't know, we should judge at the end."
No player is compelled to speak after a round unlike in other sports, such as football and tennis where such obligations are mandatory regardless of result.
He now knows he will not be United's first choice, having lost out to Andre Onana in the Europa League final and, in World Cup year, is eager to get regular first-team football again.
Having joined United at the age of six, Gomes stepped through the echelons of junior football regarded as one of English football's brightest prospects.
“Our focus is really to stand for being the club of the new generation, to understand the code of the new generation of fans or sport, not only football,” Allègre said.
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