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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Yet it was there, having almost given up on football entirely, that Tuchel began his journey to World Cup management.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Shang pointed to growing youth football programmes in China as signs of better days ahead for the nation's much-maligned men's team.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Having given up his first degree in sport and English to focus on football a few years earlier, Tuchel was now back to square one.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

England superfan Shang Jianxing, who bought a Portugal pet carrier for a friend, believes China's football culture is at the start of becoming a way of life.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“Not to mention, football star!” went on Togbe.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo