football

Word parts

foot + ball

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈfʊtbɔl/ or [ˈfʊʔtbɔɫ] or [ˈfʊʔt̚bɔɫ]
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈfʊtbɔːl/ or [ˈfʊʔt̚bɔːl] or [ˈfʊʔtʰbɔːl] or [ˈfʊʔbɔːl]
• (Canada) IPA ^(key): /ˈfʊtbɑl/ or [fʷʊʔt̚bɑɫ]

• Audio (AU)

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Noun

Singular football

Plural footballs

1. (uncountable) Football can mean a number of team sports where players kick a ball, like association football (soccer), American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football and rugby football.
2. (countable) A football is the ball used in a football game.

• 
  Girls playing football (soccer)
• 
  A football (soccer ball)
• 
  American football
• 
  An American football

Related words

• American football
• Australian rules football
• Canadian football
• footballer
• footy
• futsal
• Gaelic football
• soccer