Definition for Football:

• A ball consisting of an inflated ox- bladder, or a hollow globe of india- rubber, cased in leather, to be driven by the foot; hence ( fig.) any object subjected to many vicissitudes or changes of condition; as, he was the football of fortune; a game played with a football by two parties of players, on a large level piece of ground, generally oblong in shape, and having in the middle of either of the ends a goal formed by two upright posts, 6 to 8 yards apart, with a bar or tape extended between them at the height of 8 or 10 feet from the ground. There are various styles of playing the game, but the two recognized in all important matches are the Rugby game and the Football Association game. In both games the main object is for either party to drive the ball ( which is kicked off in the centre of the field) through the goal that their opponents are guarding, and thus count a goal against them. In the Rugby game the goal- posts are 18 1/ 2 feet apart, and joined by a cross- bar at a height of 10 feet from the ground; and to score a goal the ball must be kicked over this bar by one of the opposite side. In the Association game the upright poles are 8 yards apart, and joined at 8 feet from the ground by a tape, under which the ball must pass to secure a goal. The Rugby game is much rougher and less scientific than the Association game, which discourages rough play and relies mainly on the skillful manoeuvring of the ball with the feet, it being forbidden to touch the ball with the hands, while by the Rugby rules the player may catch the ball in his hands, rune with it, and kick it dropping. When a goal is made, or at some other arranged interval, the parties change ground for the next struggle, so that any inequalities of situation may be balanced. The sport has lately gained considerable popularity in this country.

Synonyms for Football:

• n.

  •
  • bacon,
  • bat,
  • oval,
  • porker,
  • peanut,
  • hide,
  • apple.
  •
  • division,
  • Australian Rules football,
  • leg.
  •act (noun)
  • football,
  • football game.
  •a sport (noun)
  • canadian football,
  • soccer,
  • grid game,
  • rugby,
  • gridiron pastime,
  • the pigskin sport,
  • American Football,
  • association football.
  •ball (noun)
  • cannon ball,
  • golf ball,
  • globe,
  • bowling ball,
  • tennis ball,
  • soft ball,
  • ball,
  • eight ball,
  • orb,
  • ball bearing,
  • medicine ball,
  • sphere,
  • snowball,
  • globule,
  • Ping-pong Ball.
  •sport (noun)
  • ping-pong,
  • Sharpshooting,
  • bowling,
  • cricket,
  • baseball,
  • discus,
  • volleyball,
  • boxing,
  • wrestling,
  • squash,
  • handball,
  • skating,
  • archery,
  • pool,
  • basketball,
  • croquet,
  • softball,
  • shinny,
  • fencing,
  • shot put,
  • curling,
  • polo,
  • golf,
  • table tennis,
  • hockey,
  • lacrosse,
  • tennis,
  • water polo,
  • snooker,
  • badminton.
  •the ball used in football (noun)
  • moleskin,
  • watermelon,
  • pineapple.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • pigskin,
  • wembley,
  • pompom,
  • football player,
  • FIFA,
  • beach ball,
  • racket,
  • Gaelic football,
  • birdie,
  • footballer,
  • flag football,
  • the World Cup,
  • kickball,
  • UTD,
  • the FA Cup,
  • transfer list,
  • shuttlecock,
  • Socceroos.
  •
  • mallet,
  • strike force,
  • marble.
  •
  • jack,
  • united,
  • paddle.
  •
  • loose,
  • shot.
  •
  • park,
  • string.
  •
  • stick.
  •headgear
  • helmet.

Paraphrases for Football:

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    ball.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    ball.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    cup.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Les, match, cup.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    soccer, foot.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    soccer, footballer, basketball, balloon, rugby, foot, sport.

Football Sentence Examples:

• What should be done to produce a more open, less dangerous, more interesting game of football?

• In this house a man's mind might as well be a football.

Homophones for Football:

• faithfully, fateful, fitful, fit the bill, footfall, fayetteville, faithful.

Hypernym for Football:

• n.

  • act
    rugby, professional football, rugby football, association football, rugger, soccer, American Football, American Football Game.

Hyponym for Football:

• n.

  • act
    contact sport, field game.
  • artifact
    ball.

Meronym for Football:

• n.

  • act
    half.
  • artifact
    bladder.