| NOUN | act | rugby football, rugby, rugger | a form of football played with an oval ball |
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| Meaning | A form of football played with an oval ball. | |
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| Synonyms | rugby, rugger | |
| Category of | goal-kick | (rugby) an attempt to kick a goal |
| hack | Kick on the shins | |
| hook | Secure with the foot | |
| hooker | (rugby) the player in the middle of the front row of the scrum who tries to capture the ball with the foot | |
| knock on | (rugby) knocking the ball forward while trying to catch it (a foul) | |
| scrum, scrummage | (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms | |
| throw-in | (rugby) an act or instance of throwing a ball in to put it into play | |
| winger | (sports) player in wing position | |
| Parts | knock on | (rugby) knocking the ball forward while trying to catch it (a foul) |
| Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Broader | football, football game | Any of various games / 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 |
| Spanish | fútbol-rugby, rugbi, rugby | |
| Catalan | rugbi, rugby | |
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