Soccer is a game played by two teams of eleven players using a round ball. Players kick the ball to each other and try to score goals by kicking the ball into a large net. Outside the USA, this game is also referred to as football.
Synonyms: football [British], Association Football More Synonyms of soccer
soccer in British English
(ˈsɒkə)
noun
a.
a game in which two teams of eleven players try to kick or head a ball into their opponent's goal, only the goalkeeper on either side being allowed to touch the ball with the hands and arms except in the case of throw-ins
b.
(as modifier)
a soccer player
Also called: Association Football
Word origin
C19: from (as)soc. + -er
soccer in American English
(ˈsɑkər)
noun
a game played with a round ball by two teams, usually of eleven players, on a field with a goal at either end: the ball is moved chiefly by kicking or by using any part of the body except the hands and arms
Word origin
altered < association football
Examples of 'soccer' in a sentence
soccer
Go to football games and soccer games.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Soccer stars with mega bank balances may have to shell out a fortune in legal fees.
The Sun (2011)
Most viewers would give anything to meet all these soccer stars.
Frankie Dettori with Jonathan Powell FRANKIE: The Autobiography of Frankie Dettori (2004)
If you drive for them you are like the captain of a successful national soccer team.
The Sun (2008)
You grow most in your family when you put in the time for the violin recitals and soccer games.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
On the street we played soccer.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
How about at a soccer game?
The Times Literary Supplement (2008)
He became the 17th soccer ace to be targeted in the area in three years.
The Sun (2009)
They don't play soccer like that.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
One clip will show Marines and locals playing soccer in the sunshine.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I have seen the excitement of the people talking about soccer or football.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
I ride ten horses each day and play soccer twice a week.
The Sun (2015)
It was feared that news of the 36-year-old soccer ace 's surprise win may have been leaked.
The Sun (2009)
The former England soccer ace was arrested twice in 48 hours and allegedly wrecked a hotel room during a trip away with a pal last month.
The Sun (2010)
All related terms of 'soccer'
Soccer City
a large football stadium in South Africa, in the Soweto area of Johannesburg ; headquarters of the South African Football Association
soccer mom
a woman who devotes much of her spare time to her children's activities, typically driving them to and from sports events in which they are involved
indoor soccer
a form of soccer played indoors by two teams of six players each, usually on a hockey rink covered with a temporary floor with walls to keep the ball in play, in which a player who commits a foul is penalized by suspension from play for a certain amount of time, as in hockey
soccer pitch
the field of play used in soccer
soccer player
a person who plays soccer
soccer season
the part of each year during which soccer is usually played
Chinese translation of 'soccer'
soccer
(ˈsɔkəʳ)
n(u)
足球 (zúqiú)
英 = football
Nearby words of
soccer
sob
sober
sober up
soccer
sociable
social
social intercourse
(noun)
Definition
a game in which two teams of eleven players try to kick or head a ball into their opponents' goal, only the goalkeeper on either side being allowed to touch the ball with his hands
There were reports of violence involving soccer fans.