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Rug·by 1
(rŭg′bē) A borough of central England east-southeast of Birmingham. It is the site of Rugby School (founded 1567), where the game of Rugby was developed in the 1800s.
Rug·by 2
or rug·by (rŭg′bē)n.
A game played by two teams of 15 players each on a rectangular field 110 yards long with goal lines and goal posts at either end, the object being to run with an oval ball across the opponent's goal line or kick it through the upper portion of the goal posts, with forward passing and time-outs not permitted.
[After Rugby School, England.]
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rugby
(ˈrʌɡbɪ) orrugby football
n
1. (Rugby) Also called: rugger a form of football played with an oval ball in which the handling and carrying of the ball is permitted
2. (Rugby) Canadian another name for Canadian football
[C19: named after the public school at Rugby, where it was first played]
Rugby
(ˈrʌɡbɪ)n
(Placename) a town in central England, in E Warwickshire: famous public school, founded in 1567. Pop: 61 988 (2001)
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Rug•by
(ˈrʌg bi)n.
1. a city in E Warwickshire, in central England: boys' school, founded 1567. 86,400.
2. (sometimes l.c.) Also called Rug′by foot′ball. a form of football, played between two teams of 15 members each, that differs from soccer in freedom to carry the ball, block with the hands and arms, and tackle; characterized by continuous action and prohibition against substitute players.
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| Noun | 1. |  rugby - a form of football played with an oval ballthrow-in - (rugby) an act or instance of throwing a ball in to put it into play goal-kick - (rugby) an attempt to kick a goal scrum, scrummage - (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal knock on - (rugby) knocking the ball forward while trying to catch it (a foul) Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom winger - (sports) player in wing position hook - secure with the foot; "hook the ball" hack - kick on the shins |
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rugby
Rugby terms
back, back row, ball, centre, conversion, crossbar, drop goal, lock forward, loose forward, loose head, five-eighth (Austral. & N.Z.), flanker or wing forward (rugby union), forward, front row, full back, garryowen (rugby union), goalpost, half back, hooker, knock on, line-out (rugby union), mark (rugby union), maul (rugby union), number eight forward (rugby union), scrum or scrummage, stand-off half, fly half, or outside half, pack, pass, penalty, prop forward, punt, referee, ruck (rugby union), scrum half, second row, tackle, three-quarter, tight head, touch judge, try, up and under (rugby league), wingerCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
رُكْبِيلُعْبَة الرُّغْبي
ragby
rugby
rugbeo
rugby
ragbi
rögbi
rugby
ラグビー
럭비
regbis
rugby
ragbi
rugby
กีฬารักบี้
ragbirugbi
môn bóng bầu dục
rugby
[ˈrʌgbɪ]A. N (also rugby football) → rugby m
B. CPD [player, match] → de rugby
rugby league N → rugby m a trece
rugby union N tipo de rugby en que los equipos tienen quince jugadores
rugby league N → rugby m a trece
rugby union N tipo de rugby en que los equipos tienen quince jugadores
RUGBY
Se cree que el rugby comenzó a jugarse en el colegio Rugby de Inglaterra en 1823. Sin embargo, cuando la Rugby Football Union estableció las reglas de este deporte, el juego profesional quedó prohibido, por lo que un grupo decidió formar el Rugby League, lo que dio origen a dos tipos distintos de rugby. El Rugby League se juega con 13 jugadores por equipo, tiene sus propias reglas y sistema de tanteo y sus jugadores pueden ser profesionales. Se juega sobre todo en el norte de Inglaterra y Australia.
Por su parte, el Rugby Union se juega con equipos compuestos por 15 jugadores y es un deporte muy popular en todo el mundo. El carácter amateur de esta versión del rugby se mantuvo hasta 1995, año en que la Federación Internacional de este deporte (International Rugby Board) decidió permitir que los jugadores y directivos pudiesen cobrar. Como deporte escolar en el Reino Unido, el rugby es frecuente en los colegios privados, mientras que, en los colegios públicos, el fútbol es el deporte más extendido.
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rugby
[ˈrʌgbi] modif [ball, shirt, club, coach, field, ground, pitch, game, match] → de rugby; [team, squad] → de rugbyrugby league n → rugby m à treizerugby player n → joueur/euse m/f de rugbyrugby tackle
n → plaquage m
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rugby
rugby
:Rugby League
n → Rugby nt (mit 13 (Profi)spielern pro Team)
rugby player
n → Rugbyspieler(in) m(f)
Rugby Union
n → Rugby nt (mit 15 (Amateur)spielern pro Team)
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Rugby,
rugby
(ˈragbi) noun (also Rugby / rugby football. abbreviation rugger (ˈragə) ) a kind of football using an oval ball which can be carried.
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Rugby
→ رُكْبِي ragby rugby Rugby ράγκμπι rugby rugby rugby ragbi rugby ラグビー 럭비 rugby rugby rugby râguebi, rúgbi регби rugby กีฬารักบี้ rugbi môn bóng bầu dục 橄榄球Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009