football

n. oval ball used in North American football; oval ball used in rugby; round ball used in soccer

n. game in which players must cross into the end zone holding an oval ball or kick the ball through two upright posts; soccer (British); rugby (British)

Football is the name given to a number of different team sports. The most popular of these world-wide is association football (also known as soccer). The English word "football" is also applied to American football (also known as gridiron), Australian rules football, Canadian football, Gaelic football, rugby football (rugby league and rugby union), and related games. Each of these codes (specific sets of rules, or the games defined by them) is referred to as "football".
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Noun
1. 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
(synonym) football game
(hypernym) field game
(hyponym) American football, American football game
(part-meronym) half
(class) broken-field
2. the inflated oblong ball used in playing American football
(hypernym) ball
(part-meronym) bladder

n. football, game in which players must cross into the end zone with the ball or kick the ball through two upright posts, (British) soccer

n. football, soccer