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{
"term": "football",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"image": "data/images/sp/sports_team.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a game played by two teams of 11 players, using a round ball that players kick up and down the playing field. Teams try to kick the ball into the other team’s goal.",
"labels": "formal(both British English)North American English, British Englishalso British English, informal",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The kids were outside **playing football**."
},
{
"text": "The team played some impressive football."
},
{
"text": "We settled down to **watch the football** on TV."
},
{
"text": "On Saturday we went to a **football match**."
},
{
"text": "a Premier League **football team**"
},
{
"text": "a **football player**"
},
{
"text": "I'm not a big **football fan**."
},
{
"text": "This was the best **game of football** I have seen all season."
},
{
"text": "Young Italians follow football like we follow the royal family."
},
{
"text": "Join Radio 5 for all the top football action."
},
{
"text": "Obscene football chants stop people taking their children to matches."
},
{
"text": "The Dutch team impressed the fans with their classy one-touch football."
},
{
"text": "The World Cup is fascinating for its clash of football cultures."
},
{
"text": "The football world was rocked by the scandal."
},
{
"text": "The government is trying to tackle violence on the football terraces."
},
{
"text": "The police say the players' behaviour is a matter for the football authorities."
}
],
"topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["attractive", "good", "entertaining"],
"… of football": ["game"],
"verb + football": ["play", "watch", "follow"],
"football + noun": ["club", "league", "squad"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a game played by two teams of 11 players, using an oval ball which players kick, throw, or carry. Teams try to put the ball over the other team’s line.",
"labels": "(North American English)British English",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He **played football** for Iowa State University."
},
{
"text": "We often go to **football games** together."
},
{
"text": "a **football player/coach**"
},
{
"text": "a **football field/stadium**"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["attractive", "good", "entertaining"],
"… of football": ["game"],
"verb + football": ["play", "watch", "follow"],
"football + noun": ["club", "league", "squad"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a form of football played in Canada, similar to American football, but with twelve players on each team",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a large round or oval ball made of leather or plastic and filled with air",
"cefr": "a1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "As a child he was always kicking a football."
}
],
"topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["leather", "political"],
"verb + football": ["catch", "kick", "kick around"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "an issue or a problem that frequently causes people to disagree or argue",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Healthcare should not become a **political football**."
}
],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfʊtbɔːl/",
"audio": "fo/football/football__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈfʊtbɔːl/",
"audio": "fo/football/football__us_4.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}