Football - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Football :  (noun)
1: 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 [syn: football game]
2: the inflated oblong ball used in playing American football

Based on WordNet 2.0

Football : \Foot"ball`\, n. An inflated ball to be kicked in sport, usually made in India rubber, or a bladder incased in Leather. --Waller.

2. The game of kicking the football by opposing parties of players between goals. --Arbuthnot.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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