football
Definition
In American English (especially US contexts): A high-contact team sport played by two teams of 11 players on a field 100 yards long, using an oblong ball that players throw, carry, or kick into the opponent's end zone to score touchdowns or field goals.
In British, international, and most global English: Association football (soccer), a team sport played by two teams of 11 players using a spherical ball primarily kicked or headed into the opponent's goal, with hands forbidden except for the goalkeeper.
Any of various similar ball games, such as Australian rules football or Gaelic football, blending kicking, catching, and tackling in unique regional flavors.
Examples
In America, football Sundays turn grown men into couch potatoes yelling at pixelated gladiators.
He tried to impress her by juggling a football like a soccer pro, but it bounced off his knee into the neighbor's pool.
The kids invented a game called 'extreme football,' which mostly involved tripping over the ball and blaming gravity.
Watching World Cup football feels like a global therapy session where everyone argues over millimeters of offside calls.