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The correct spelling is football.
How to pronounce football
[fʷʊʔt̚bɑɫ]
nounIPA: [fʷʊʔt̚bɑɫ]
Say it like: Foo-tba-ll
The correct spelling is football. (general) A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to get a ball into a goal or zone defended by the other team. For example: "Roman and medieval football matches were more violent than any modern type of football."
Usage Examples
“Roman and medieval football matches were more violent than any modern type of football.”
“Each team scored three goals when they played football.”
“Each team scored two touchdowns when they played football.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(general) A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to get a ball into a goal or zone defended by the other team.
- 2.Association football: a game in which two teams each contend to get a round ball into the other team's goal primarily by kicking the ball. Known as soccer in Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.
- 3.American football: a game played on a field of 100 yards long and 53 1/3 yards wide in which two teams of 11 players attempt to get an ovoid ball to the end of each other's territory.
- 4.Canadian football: a game played on a played on a field of 110 yards long and 65 yards wide in which two teams of 12 players attempt to get an ovoid ball to the end of each other's territory.
- 5.(Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory) Australian rules football.
verb
- 1.To play football.
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