soccer /ˈsɒk.ər/ aep /ˈsɑː.kɚ/ noun [U] (UK ALSO football)
► A2 a game played between two teams of eleven people, where each team tries to win by kicking a ball into the other team's goalThesaurus+: ↑Football/soccer , ↑General terms used in ball sports• • •
Extra Examples:» The fierce tribal loyalty among soccer supporters leads to violence between opposing fans.» The soccer fans indulged their patriotism, waving flags and singing songs.» The footballer Paul Gascoigne is to host a Channel 4 television series on soccer skills» I've never been much of a soccer fan.» Did you play soccer at school?- well tried
- well trodden
- well turned
- well versed
- (well) what do you know!
- well what do you know!
- well/widely travelled
- well-wisher
- well woman/man clinic
- well worn
- well-written
- welly
- welsh
- Welsh rabbit
- Welsh rarebit
- welt
- welter
- welterweight
- wench
- wend
- Wendy house
- wend your way
- went
- went out with the ark
- wept