football

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[ˈfʊtbɔːl], (Noun)

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- any of various forms of team game involving kicking (and in some cases also handling) a ball, in particular (in the UK) soccer or (in the US) American football
(e.g: he started playing football when he was 5)

- a ball used in football, either round (as in soccer) or oval (as in rugby and American football) and typically made of leather or plastic and filled with compressed air

- a briefcase containing authentication codes and other items that allow the US president to authorize a nuclear strike at any time
(e.g: wherever the president travels, a military aide stays close with the football)


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definition by Oxford Dictionaries