soccer

/ˈsɑkɚ/

nounsoc · cer

Think: **SOCK** + **ER** → soccer (you kick the ball, not a sock!).

Yes, it's soccer. Remember it has **cc** in the middle: so + **cc** + er.

Definition

  1. nouna game played by two teams of eleven players who try to kick a ball into the other team’s goal; also called football in many countries

Examples

  • “We played soccer after school until it got dark.”
  • “Her older brother is the goalie on the soccer team.”
  • “I like watching soccer because the game moves quickly.”

Synonyms

footballassociation footballthe beautiful gamethe sport of football

Translations

ES fútbolPT futebolFR football

Common misspellings

socersockersoccorsoccerrsaucersoccer soccer.

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