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Definition football in American English

football noun

noun
/ˈfʊtˌbɔl/

Differences between American and British English: football

In the U.S., football is a sport in which players throw, kick, or carry an oval ball into an area at the end of the field to score points. British speakers call this sport American football. In the U.K., football refers to a sport in which players try to score goals by kicking a round ball into a large net. American speakers call this sport soccer.

1

a game in which two teams of eleven players run with, throw, or kick an oval ball to the end of a field to score

Example

My favorite sports are football and hockey.

Example

Brad had played college football when he was younger.

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1.1

relating to football

Example

a football game/team/star

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2

a ball used for playing football or soccer

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Definition football in American English