foosball
[ fooz-bawl ]
/ ˈfuz bɔl /
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noun
a tabletop game resembling soccer, in which each of two players tries to shoot a small ball into the opponent’s goal by operating rods that extend crosswise and out through the sides of the table and have miniature playing figures attached.
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Also called ta·ble soc·cer [tey-buhl sok-er], /ˈteɪ bəl ˌsɒk ər/, or especially British, ta·ble foot·ball [tey-buhl foot-bawl] /ˈteɪ bəl ˌfʊt bɔl/ .
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How to use foosball in a sentence
We arrived to the din of a party in full swing: a band, multiple kegs of beer, dancing, foosball, and mantle diving.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEASTA few girls were playing foosball in the entry: five girls with one Turkish man.
Basketball, foosball, bocce ball—there's even a horseshoe pit.
British Dictionary definitions for foosball
foosball
/ (ˈfuːsˌbɔːl) /
noun
US and Canadian a game, often played in bars, in which opponents on either side of a purpose-built table attempt to strike a ball into the other side's goal by moving horizontal bars to which miniatures of footballers are attachedAlso called (esp in Britain): table football
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