soccer

soccer
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
football, sport.
WORD FIND
• curving pass:banana pass, banana kick, curling the ball, bending the ball
• dirty player: hacker
• goalie’s long kick: punt
• illegal position: offside
• issue a card for a foul: book, card, caution
• keep the ball in midair by bouncing off body parts: juggling
• kick ball between defender’s legs: nutmeg
• kick with legs upended high overhead: bicycle kick, scissors kick
• officials: linesmen, referee
• out-of-bounds sidelines: touch
• pass then receive quick return pass: give-and-go
• penalty situation in which one team is a man short: power play
• positions: back, center back, center halfback, forward, fullback, goalkeeper (goalie), halfback, sweeper, winger
• run the ball downfield with one’s feet: dribble
• soccer field: pitch
• steal the ball from opponent: tackle
• stop the ball’s motion with body part: trap, kill
• three goals scored by same player in one game: hat trick

English dictionary for students. 2013.

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