Football Definition–noun | 1. | a game in which two opposing teams of 11 players each defend goals at opposite ends of a field having goal posts at each end, with points being scored chiefly by carrying the ball across the opponent's goal line and by place-kicking or drop-kicking the ball over the crossbar between the opponent's goal posts. Compare conv
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ersion (def. 13), field goal (def. 1), safety (def. 6), touchdown. | | 2. | the ball used in this game, an inflated oval with a bladder contained in a casing usually made of leather. | | 3. | Chiefly British. Rugby (def. 3). | | 5. | something sold at a reduced or special price. | | 6. | any person or thing treated roughly or tossed about: They're making a political football of this issue. | | 7. | (initial capital letter ) U.S. Government Slang. a briefcase containing the codes and options the president would use to launch a nuclear attack, carried by a military aide and
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kept available to the president at all times. | –verb (used with object) | 8. | Informal. to offer for sale at a reduced or special price. | |
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