touch football
A variant of American football in which players are touched as opposed to tackledA variant of American football in which players are touched as opposed to tackled.
» Flag football and touch football don't allow tackling.
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2 senses(uncountable)A variant of American football in which players are touched as opposed to tackled.
a version of American football in which the ball carrier is touched rather than tackled
(uncountable)A variant of rugby league developed in Australia in which players are touched as opposed to tackled.
Examples
2 sentencesFlag football and touch football don't allow tackling.
As usual the Spanish team are showing off their skills at one-touch football.
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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