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Football

Definition:

Football is a popular sport played with a spherical ball between two teams of eleven players. The objective of the game is to score goals by moving the ball into the opposing team's goal using any part of the body except the arms and hands.

Parts of Speech:

• Noun: Football

Senses:

1. The sport of football played at both amateur and professional levels.
• Example Sentence: I love playing football with my friends on weekends.
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2. The ball used in the game of football.
• Example Sentence: The football deflated, so we had to find a new one for the match.
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Usages:

• Popular Usage: Football is one of the most-watched and beloved sports around the world.
• Local Usage: In England, football refers specifically to the sport known as soccer in the United States.