soccer
US /ˈsɑkɚ/
Definition
a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Many employees play soccer together after work on Fridays.
Synonyms
- footballany of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
Collocations
- Easy soccer balldescribing soccer ball (a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal)
- Medium corporate soccer tournamentdescribing corporate soccer tournament (of or belonging to a corporation)
- Hard professional soccer scoutdescribing professional soccer scout (a person engaged in one of the learned professions)
- Very Hard soccer mom demographicdescribing soccer mom demographic (a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.