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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His passion was to forge a career in football management.

From BBC

West Midlands Police said there was "no conspiracy" as they reiterated a decision to ban Israeli football fans from attending a match in Birmingham was "based on safety".

From BBC

“General manager John Spytek will lead all football operations in close collaboration with Tom Brady,” Davis said in a statement, “including the search for the club’s next head coach.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Also included in the draft budget is an inflationary uplift of some £52.4m for the redevelopment of Casement Park as well as an uplift for sub-regional football stadia, also in line with inflation.

From BBC

Which is why Chambliss’s first stop in college football came a long way away from the national spotlight, at Division II Ferris State.

From The Wall Street Journal