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football. M
football
American
football player {BrE) football
player (NAmE)
soccer players {BrE also footballers)
'football boot noun {BrE) a leather shoe with pieces of rubber on
the bottom to stop it slipping, worn for playing football (soccer) ( liJisW.KrftlfcfiHtt)
—
picture e> shoe — compare cleat(3) foot baller /’futba:la(r)/ noun {BrE) a person who plays football
(soccer), especially as a
profession ( SRik) A
foot
ball ing /'ftjtboilirj/
adj.
[only before noun] {BrE) connected with the game of football (soccer) AS£$J; AAW^WAltt: footballing skills A$$Vj 'football
pools (also the pools) noun [pi.] a form of gambling in
Britain in which people try to win money by saying what the results of football
( soccer) matches will be mt, A$t^ ( ftAS*#$&*ltflJltt$ )
: They’ve had a big win on the football pools.
foot-brake /'futbreik/
noun a brake in a
vehicle which is operated using your foot Wf'JA foot-bridge /'futbrid3/ noun a narrow bridge used only
by people who are walking Afrlfr; foot-er /'futa(r)/ noun a line or block of text that is
automatically added to the bottom of every page that is printed from a computer
( ) AW,
MM — compare header(2)
foot-fall /'futfoil/ noun 1 [C] {literary) the sound of the steps made by sb walking
WA A 2 [U]
{BrE, business j§])
the number of people that visit a particular shop/store, shopping centre, etc.
over a period of time AM
{ Wife. —) : a
campaign to increase footfall
'foot fault noun (in tennis
PH$t) a mistake that is made by not keeping behind the line when serving Wf$2E$1 ()
foot-hill /'futhil/
noun
[usually pi.] a
hill or low mountain at the base of a higher mountain or range of mountains lil H /fr Sl : the foothills of the
iij mm.
foot-hold /‘futhauld; NAmE -hould/ noun 1 a crack, hole or branch
where your foot can be safely supported when climbing ££& ( m>
Wtt
) 2 [usually sing.] a strong position in a business, profession, etc.
from which sb can make progress and achieve success (
a£ A’& : The company is eager to gain a foothold in
footie /'futi/
noun [U] {BrE, informal) = football(I) foot ing /'futir)/ noun [sing.] 1 the position of your feet when they are
safely on the ground or some other surface MU: She lost her footing {= she slipped or lost her balance) and fell backwards into the water.
AMU, [pjfsHW&'Jt'fro 01 slipped and struggled to regain
my footing, ft ft 7 — T, fS#JLff Mf&7 WSR,
2 the
basis on which sth is established or organized Z A,&; Sfiilj: The company is now on a sound financial footing. 0 The country has
been on a war footing (=
prepared for war) since March. Ttt. 3 the
position or status of sb/sth in relation to
others; the relationship between two or more people or groups
foot-lights /'futlaits/
noun [pi ] a row of lights along
the front of the stage in a theatre W £T ( M a BU ffi - W if ) ^
foot-ling /'fuitlirj/ adj. {old-fashioned, informal) not important and likely to make you
annoyed A A $£ £
AM ( rMA ) ft
foot-loose
/'futluis/
adj. free to go where you like
or do what you want because you have no responsibilities ff zft A #0 A A W ;
S'4 S4W: Bert was a footloose, unemployed
actor, ft # Jt7 ff M A ft g & iH M„ 0
Ah, I
was still footloose and fancy-free {= free to enjoy myself) in those days. PH, Hl^ 0 7Ac*Eli § &
§ £, A ttAfcft.
foot-man /'futman/ noun {pi. -men
/-man/)
a male servant in a house in the past, who opened the door to visitors, served
food at table, etc. ( IS 7: K ft ) J§
fh flft, ft#
foot-note /'futnaut;
NAmE -nout/ noun 1 an extra piece of information that is
printed at the bottom of a page in a book Wf± 2 (of an event or a person ^ A) that
may be remembered but only as sth/sb that is
not important
foot-path /'futpa:0; NAmE -pae0/ noun 1 a path that is made for
people to walk along, especially in the country ( Ait ^ |b] ft ) Aft'hif: a public footpath A flit 2 {AustralE, NZE) = pavement foot-plate /'futpleit/ noun {BrE) the part of a steam train’s engine
where the driver stands (
MXftj 7n
foot-print /‘futprint/
noun 1 [usually pi.] a mark left on a surface by
a person’s foot or shoe or by an animal’s foot 0£P; Ai&: footprints in the sand {j? A 0 muddy footprints on the kitchen
floor Ifi^Jifc$i±ft$&W£P 2
the amount of space that sth fills, for example the amount of space that a
computer takes up on a desk ( ijjft );.2lftil:, SMiK 3 the area on
the earth in which a signal from a communications satellite can be received (
foot-rest /'futrest/
noun a support for your foot or
feet, for example on a motorcycle or when you are sitting down mfflfV
the Foot-sie /'futsi/ noun = FTSE index foot-sie /‘futsi/ noun {informal) FRT1 play 'footsie with sb to touch sb’s feet lightly with your own
feet, especially under a table, as an expression of affection or sexual
interest ( ) ft£AW*Wi«, Wf£W
m
'foot soldier noun 1 a soldier who fights on foot, not on a
horse or in a vehicle ^2a person in an organization who does work that is
important but boring, and who has no power or responsibility (