transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfu̇t-ˌbȯl ]
noun
Date: 15th century
1. : any of several games played between two teams on a rectangular field having two goalposts at each end and whose object is to get the ball over a goal line or between goalposts by running, passing, or kicking: as
a. British : soccer
b. British : rugby
c. : an American game played between two teams of 11 players each in which the ball is in possession of one side at a time and is advanced by running or passing
d. Australian : Australian Rules football
e. Canada : Canadian football
2.
a. : an inflated oval ball used in the game of football
b. British : a soccer ball
3. : something treated roughly especially as the subject of a prolonged dispute
the issue became a political football in Congress
• foot·ball·er -ˌbȯ-lər noun