Soccer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsɒk.ə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Soccer is a noun meaning (originally UK, late 19th C, now chiefly US, Australia, Ireland, Philippines, and other countries; see usage notes) Association football.
Meaning
(originally UK, late 19th C, now chiefly US, Australia, Ireland, Philippines, and other countries; see usage notes) Association football.
More Meanings
- (Australian rules football) To kick the football directly off the ground, without using one's hands.
Example Sentences
Socker (public schools), football played according to the Association Rules
The rule seems to have encouraged players to soccer the ball along the ground.
Diehard soccer fans likely have become familiar with England’s Sky Sports News channel over the years.
Golf is perhaps seven or eight years old in Oxford, ... football, seu Rugger, sive Soccer, not more than sixteen or seventeen.
Word Forms
- socker
- socca
- soccers
- soccering
- soccered
Synonyms for soccer
Depending on context, synonyms include football, footy, footie, footer, oikball, wogball.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include football, championship, match, sport, player, gambling.
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Sources & Attribution
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