football game
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| Noun | 1. |  football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goalpunting, punt - (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground; "the punt traveled 50 yards"; "punting is an important part of the game" place kick, place-kicking - (sports) a kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking dropkick - (football) kicking (as for a field goal) in which the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground football score - the score in a football game kickoff - (football) a kick from the center of the field to start a football game or to resume it after a score contact sport - a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players field game - an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions American football, American football game - a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays professional football - football played for pay association football, soccer - a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal yard marker - (football) a marker indicating the yard line midfield - (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse) back - (football) a person who plays in the backfield ball carrier, runner - (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play snapper, center - (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback; "the center fumbled the handoff" end - (football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage; "the end managed to hold onto the pass" fullback - (football) the running back who plays the fullback position on the offensive team halfback - (football) the running back who plays the offensive halfback position forward passer, passer - (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass placekicker, place-kicker - (football) a kicker who makes a place kick for a goal punter - (football) a person who kicks the football by dropping it from the hands and contacting it with the foot before it hits the ground running back - (football) a back on the offensive team (a fullback or halfback) who tries to advance the ball by carrying it on plays from the line of scrimmage rusher - (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by running with the ball split end - (football) an offensive end who lines up at a distance from the other linemen tailback - (American football) the person who plays tailback tight end - (football) an offensive end who lines up close to the tackle wingback - (football) the person who plays wingback winger - (sports) player in wing position half - one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval quarter - (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided; "both teams scored in the first quarter" line up - take one's position before a kick-off fullback - play the fullback quarterback - play the quarterback place-kick - score (a goal) by making a place kick kick - make a goal; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown" tackle - seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball ground - throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage return - make a return; "return a kickback" running - of advancing the ball by running; "the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays" |
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