football

 
Pronunciation: /ˈfʊtbɔːl/

noun

  • 1 [mass noun] any of various forms of team game involving kicking (and in some cases also handling) a ball, in particular (in the UK) soccer or (in the US) American football: [as modifier]: a football club a football match
  • the playing of football, especially in a stylish and entertaining way: his team played some impressive football
  • 2a ball used in football, either round (as in soccer) or oval (as in rugby and American football) and typically made of leather or plastic and filled with compressed air.
  • a topical issue that is the subject of continued argument or controversy: the use of education as a political football

Derivatives

footballer

noun

footballing

adjective