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soccer - What does it mean?

Definition of 'soccer'

English

(wikipedia)

Noun

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  • Association football]], a game in which two teams of eleven players contend to get a round ball into their opponent's goal primarily by kicking the ball with their [[foot|feet.

    • Usage notes

    *football (meaning "soccer") is more commonly used in the UK.

    Synonyms

    * association football * football

    Derived terms

    * soccer mom

    Related terms

    * rugger

    See also

    * (Association football)

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (Australian rules football) To kick the football directly off the ground, without using one's hands.
  • * 1990 Geoffrey Blainey, A Game of Our Own: The Origins of Australian Football , 2003, Black Inc. Publishing, p73.
    • The rule seems to have encouraged players to soccer the ball along the ground.
  • * 2008 , John Devaney, Full Points Footy?s WA Football Companion , page 334,
    • West Perth seemed on the verge of victory, only to succumb by 4 points after a soccered goal from Old Easts with less than half a minute remaining.
  • * 2010 March 27, Michael Whiting, “Lions give Fev debut to remember”, AFL - The official site of the Australian Football League .
    • Fevola showed the best and worst of his play after dropping a simple chest mark, only to regather seconds later and soccer the ball through from the most acute of angles.

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