rugby
A form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ballA form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball; rugby football. The ball cannot be handled forwards and points are scored by touching the ball to the ground in the area past the opponent's territory or by kicking the ball between goalposts and over a crossbar.
» I don't play rugby.
Я не граю в регбі.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable, usually)A form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball; rugby football. The ball cannot be handled forwards and points are scored by touching the ball to the ground in the area past the opponent's territory or by kicking the ball between goalposts and over a crossbar.
The scrum is a distinctive element of rugby.
The two rugbies split following a debate about amateurism.
Rugby
ре́гбиrégbi
ре́гбіréhbi
(countable, specifically, uncountable, usually)The form of the game known as rugby union (see the usage note).
(Philippines)Rubber cement, contact cement; commonly associated with solvent abuse, as it is often used as an inhalant.
- a form of football played with an oval ball
Examples
81 sentencesI don't play rugby.
Я не граю в регбі.
I hurt myself playing rugby.
Я зазнав пошкодження, граючи у регбі.
I play rugby.
Я граю в регбі.
Rugby is an outdoor game.
В регбі грають на свіжому повітрі.
Do you play soccer or rugby?
ruТы играешь в футбол или в регби?
Translations
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Origin
From the name of Rugby School in Rugby, in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, where thFrom the name of Rugby School in Rugby, in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, where the modern game was developed in the 19th century. The place name Rugby is attested in the Domesday Book as Old English Rocheberie (probably equivalent to rook (“Corvus frugilegus, a bird of the crow family”) + -by (suffix indicating a village or town)), possibly from *Hrōcebyriġ, dative singular of *Hrōceburh, from hrōc (“rook”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“to crow”)) + burh, burg (“castle, fort, stronghold; city; town”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“hill, mountain; high, lofty; to rise”)).
Genericized trademark from Rugby, a brand of rubber cement by Bostik.
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Forms
plural: rugbies / rugbysSynonyms
2 synonyms- a form of football played with an oval ball:rugby footballrugger
Word family
22 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
5 patterns- playing rugby
- a rugby player
- good at rugby
- play rugby
- rugby player