to football
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1.6
- verb
- /ˈfʊtbɔl/
- I used to go play football with my friends.
Examples
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You think you can play football if you have a PhD?
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I like to play football, soccer, basketball too.
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You guys want to play some football in Texas?
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Come on boys, let's play some football, you men.
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I'm just working and I'm playing football, that's all I'm kind of doing.
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She says I don't want to play football, but that's it.
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Let's go outside and play football with the neighbors this afternoon.
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Every weekend, the kids gather at the park to play football after school.
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She invited her friends over to play football in the backyard.
Idioms
1
9.6
To promise help again and again and then take it away at the last moment
Compounds
172
1.0
A group of players who play football together, like soccer or American football
156
1.0
A match where two teams try to score points by moving a ball into the other team's goal
13
2.8
A team sport where two teams try to carry or pass an oval ball into the other team's end zone
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3.2
A version of American football where players touch the player with the ball to stop them instead of tackling
5
2.7
A hard padded hat with a face mask that protects a player's head and face during American football
4
2.9
A planned move in American football by the team with the ball to move it or score
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3.2
A team game with an oval ball where players run, pass, and kick to score points
1
2.8
Team sport with two 11-player teams trying to move the ball into the other end zone by running or passing
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1.4
A team sport where two teams of eleven kick a ball into the other team's goal
- Australian
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6.6
A fast Australian game where teams kick an oval ball between goalposts to score
Surface Forms
Etymology
Football as a verb comes from the name of the sport football and means 'to play the game'. So when people say they are footballing, they simply mean they are taking part in that sport.