soccer
- A team sport played between two teams of eleven players each, where the objective is to score goals by getting a ball into the opposing team's net using any part of the body except the hands and arms. It is known as football in most countries outside of North America. nounHe plays soccer every Saturday with his friends at the local park.The World Cup is the most prestigious tournament in international soccer.
- The ball used in the sport of soccer, typically a spherical object made of leather or synthetic materials. nounThe children kicked the soccer across the field until it got stuck in the bushes.She bought a new soccer for her brother's birthday.