football : Idioms & Phrases

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american football

  • noun a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays
    American football.
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american football game

  • noun a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays
    American football.
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association football

  • noun a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal
    soccer.
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football coach

  • noun a coach of football players
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football field

  • noun the playing field on which football is played
    gridiron.
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football game

  • noun 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
    football.
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football helmet

  • noun a padded helmet with a face mask to protect the head of football players
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football hero

  • noun a football player who has achieved a reputation for success
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football league

  • noun a league of football teams
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football official

  • noun an official who enforces the rules at a football game
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football play

  • noun (American football) a play by the offensive team
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football player

  • noun an athlete who plays American football
    footballer.
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football score

  • noun the score in a football game
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football season

  • noun the season when football is played
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football stadium

  • noun a stadium where football games are held
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football team

  • noun a team that plays football
    eleven.
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football tee

  • noun support holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff
    tee.
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football-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a football
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professional football

  • noun football played for pay
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rugby football

  • noun a form of football played with an oval ball
    rugger; rugby.
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touch football

  • noun a version of American football in which the ball carrier is touched rather than tackled
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