1.a game in which two opposing teams of 11 playerseach defend goals at opposite ends of a fieldhaving goal posts at each end, with points beingscored chiefly by carrying the ball across theopponent's goal line and by place-kicking or drop-kicking the ball over the crossbar between theopponent's goal posts.
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the ball used in this game, an inflated oval with abladder contained in a casing usually made ofleather.
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something sold at a reduced or special price.
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any person or thing treated roughly or tossedabout:
They're making a political football of this issue.
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(initial capital letter) U.S. Government Slang. abriefcase containing the codes and options thepresident would use to launch a nuclear attack,carried by a military aide and kept available to thepresident at all times.
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Informal. to offer for sale at a reduced or specialprice.
Origin of football
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