Definitions for soccer
ˈsɒk ərsoc·cer

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. soccer, association football(noun)

   a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal

Wiktionary(1.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. soccer(Noun)

   To kick the football directly off the ground, without using one's hands.

   Etymology: Colloquial abbreviation for Association football, via abbreviation assoc.; earlier socca (1889), then socker (1891), with soccer attested 1895.

2. soccer(Noun)

   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 feet

   Etymology: Colloquial abbreviation for Association football, via abbreviation assoc.; earlier socca (1889), then socker (1891), with soccer attested 1895.

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1. Soccer

   Soccer is a video game produced by Intelligent Systems and Nintendo as part of its Sports Series for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in Japan in 1985, and was released in the United States and in Europe in 1987. It was also released for the Family Computer Disk System in 1986. It is also available on the Wii's Virtual Console since 2006, to be bought from the Wii Shop Channel.

U.S. National Library of Medicine(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Soccer

   A game in which a round inflated ball is advanced by kicking or propelling with any part of the body except the hands or arms. The object of the game is to place the ball in opposite goals.

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1. soccer

   A type of sport.

   Soccer is a much loved sport the world over.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

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1. soccer

   Song lyrics by soccer -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by soccer on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'soccer' in Nouns Frequency: #2518

How to pronounce soccer?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say soccer in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of soccer in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of soccer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of soccer in a Sentence

1. Sam Dekker:

   We're trying to grow basketball and English Premier League soccer matches is growing faster than nearly every other sport that's because of the initiatives the NBA has taken across the globe.

2. Musa Bility:

   I don't see any real challengers because all the others who are running have played some part (in FIFA affairs) and if we have to reform soccer, none of them should be given the right to run the organization, they themselves have caused the problems we have today. So they cannot be a solution.

3. Tiger Woods:

   If I am at home and have school pick-up and soccer practices, I'm a lot more sore than I am now. But playing at this elite level is a completely different deal. You've got to be spot on. These guys are too good, there are too many guys that are playing well and I'm just not one of them.

4. Carrie Tollefson:

   I kind of look at this as a bookmark in my life, and once it’s over, I’m excited for what I can accomplish as both a soccer player and a runner.

5. Acting FIFA president Issa Hayatou:

   I urge each of you to support the reforms in full here this week, and then to implement them to their entirety at home, this will send a strong message that we have listened and that we are taking the action necessary to give soccer the foundation, and protection, it needs for the future.

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