Definitions

football

[foot-bawl] / ˈfʊtˌbɔl /

NOUN

a sport

Synonyms

STRONGEST

soccer

STRONG

rugby

WEAK

American football Association football Canadian football grid game gridiron pastime the pigskin sport

NOUN

the ball used in football

Synonyms

STRONG

moleskin oval peanut pigskin pineapple porker sphere watermelon

WEAK

inflated oval regulation football

Example Sentences

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As a manager, he led Swansea to promotion from the fourth tier in 2004-05, their Welsh club's final season at their former Vetch Field home, and masterminded a Football League Trophy triumph in 2006.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Are we going to see some truly crummy soccer—like, Thursday Night Football Jets-Titans crummy?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Football, or soccer as we call it, is the world’s biggest sport, so it only makes sense that the menu at the festival would reflect that.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

In 2021, he met with Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney but, without a firm offer forthcoming, signed a contract extension to stay with France.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Mom was not ready to pull the plug on the Erik Fisher Football Dream that drove our lives.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor