football
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
football/ˈfʊtbɔːl/
▶noun
- 1 any of a number of forms of team game involving kicking a ball, in particular (in the UK) soccer or (in the US) American football.
- 2 a large inflated ball used in such a game.
- 3 a topical issue that arouses controversy: the use of education as a political football.
– derivatives
footballer noun,
footballing adjective (Brit.).
footballer noun,
footballing adjective (Brit.).
'football' also found in these Oxford entries:
a.e.t.
- AFC
- AFL
- agenda
- American football
- Association football
- attack
- Australian Rules
- backfield
- back pass
- ballhawk
- banker
- beautiful
- blitz
- block
- bookable
- bowl
- box
- break
- broken field
- byeline
- byline
- Canadian football
- carry
- Celtic
- centre back
- centre forward
- centre half
- chest
- chip
- clearance
- conversion
- convert
- corner
- cornerback
- cross
- crossbar
- cup-tied
- deep
- dive
- dividend
- down
- dummy
- end
- end run
- end zone
- FA
- FC
- field goal
- FIFA
