any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
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football::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | football game |
| Type of | contact sport, field game |
| Has types | soccer, professional football, rugby, american football, association football, rugby football, rugger, american football game |
| Derivation | footballer |
football::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | ball |
| Derivation | footballer |
Examples of football
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Throughout the year the only mention of NIU football has been short AP articles.
From the dailyherald.com
Our football program is just one example of our efforts to improve in this area.
From the stltoday.com
It happens in falls around the home, car accidents and, yes, on football fields.
From the newsday.com
Watching Pilate play football this fall has brought a lot of joy for the family.
From the thenewstribune.com
Jordan Petersen suffered cardiac arrest during a Spruce Creek football practice.
From the news-journalonline.com
One, there's a double standard when it comes to football and basketball coaches.
From the omaha.com
I don't think that one tangible goal or accomplishment defines Big Red football.
From the omaha.com
I asked 20 people how many UNO football games they attended in the past 5 years.
From the omaha.com
As a former UNO grad, I'm sad to see it end this way for football and wrestling.
From the omaha.com
- Any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
- The inflated oblong ball used in playing American football
- The game of football is any of several similar team sports, of similar origins which involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball with the foot in an attempt to score a goal. The most popular of these sports worldwide is association football, more commonly known as just "football" or "soccer". ...
- A football is a ball used to play one of the various sports known as football. In the past, crude balls made of materials such as inflated pigs' bladders were used. Modern balls are designed by teams of engineers to exacting specifications. ...
- The following is an episode list for the Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh. The series premiered on January 11, 2004 and ended with the episode "Dance Contest" on September 16, 2007. Then later the film Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh was made apart from the regular series on December 5, 2008. ...
- Association football is a national sport in England, where the first modern set of rules for the code were established in 1863, which were a major influence on the development of the modern Laws of the Game. ...
- Football (released as NFL Football) is a multiplayer sports video game produced by Mattel and released for its Intellivision video game system in 1979. The players each control a football team competing in a standard four-quarter game. ...
- The National Football League (NFL) is the highest level of professional football in the United States. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing its name to the National Football League in 1922. ...
- (Footballs) The opposite of a banana shape marquise which is too long. Rather a football is a marquise that closely resembles the shape of a football. A marquise could be described as a football if its length to width ratio is less than 1.75 to 1.
