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foot·ball [ ft bĂ wl ] (plural foot·balls)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. U.S. game played with oval ball: a game in which 2 teams of 11 players score points by carrying an oval ball across their opponents' goal line or by kicking the ball through the opponents' goal posts.
Canadian term  American football

2. U.K. 
Same as  soccer

3. Canada Canadian football: a game that is similar to U.S. football but takes place on a larger field, has 12 players on each team, and uses 3 rather than 4 plays to advance at least 10 yards or score

4. ball game: any game in which two teams kick or carry a ball into a goal or over a line, e.g. rugby, Australian Rules, or Gaelic football

5. ball used in football: the large oval ball used in the game of football

6. problem passed around: a point or problem that is used as an excuse for argument by opposing groups, without any real attempt at finding a solution
a political football

7. U.S. briefcase with nuclear codes: the briefcase that holds the nuclear codes available to the president of the United States ( informal )


foot·ball·er noun
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