football
9 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
footballs
plural
footballs
Britannica Dictionary definition of FOOTBALL
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[noncount]
:
any one of several games in which two teams try to get a ball to the goals at each end of a large field: such as
a
US
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an American game that is played between two teams of 11 players each and in which the ball is moved forward by running or passing
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He played a lot of football in high school and college.
b
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a similar Canadian game between two teams of 12 players each
2
political football
:
an issue that politicians argue about and try to use for their advantage
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This issue is too important to be treated as a political football.
