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football vs contact sport

contact sport vs football

football and contact sport both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
football Yes No No No
contact sport Yes No No No
As nouns, contact sport is a hypernym of football; that is, contact sport is a word with a broader meaning than football:
  • football: any of various 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
  • contact sport: a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players
Other hypernyms of football include field game.
football (noun) contact sport (noun)
any of various 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 a sport that necessarily involves body contact between opposing players
the inflated oblong ball used in playing American football
Difference between football and contact sport

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