soccer

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˈsɒkə/ 🇺🇸 /ˈsɑkɜr/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    A sport played between two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with a goal at each end, in which the ball is advanced primarily by kicking and the objective is to score by getting the ball into the opposing team's goal. Also known as association football or simply football in most countries outside North America.; The ball used in the sport of soccer; a round ball typically made of leather or synthetic material.
  2. adjective
    Relating to or associated with the sport of soccer.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable

Collocations

soccer ballsoccer playersoccer fieldsoccer matchsoccer teamplay soccersoccer coach

Synonyms

footballassociation football

Commonly confused

football
EN: In American English, 'football' refers to American football (NFL); 'soccer' refers to association football. In British English, 'football' means what Americans call 'soccer'.

Spelling tips

EN: No common spelling issues. Note that 'soccer' is derived from 'association' (assoc + -er), not from 'sock'.

💬 Examples

  1. She has been playing soccer since she was five years old and now captains her university team.

  2. He kicked the soccer over the fence and into the neighbor's yard.

  3. The soccer mom drove her three children to practice every weekday afternoon.