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foot·ball
 football
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- pronunciation:
- fUt
bawl
- features:
- Word Explorer
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| definition 1: |
In the United States and Canada, football is a game played by two teams with a ball that you can kick or carry in your arms as you run. In football, you score by getting the ball into the other team's end of a long field.
Kelvin's dad watches football on television every Sunday afternoon.
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| definition 2: |
The leather ball used in a game of American or Canadian football is called a football.
Jordan's football went flat after his dog chewed on it.
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| definition 3: |
In countries other than the United States and Canada, the word football means the game of soccer. Soccer is a game played by two teams of eleven players each. You get points by getting a round ball into the other team's net at the end of a long field. In soccer, you can't use your arms or hands to move the ball.
My cousin in England plays football, but it's not what we call football in America. We would say that he plays soccer.
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A "football" is what most people outside of the United States and Canada call the round leather ball used in a game of soccer. In Canada and the United States, it is usually called a soccer ball.
Alan's big sister is good at bouncing the football off her head and passing it to other players.
- similar words:
- ball
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