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(baseball) A one-game playoff between two teams for a playoff spot.
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(slang) An eighth of an ounce, especially as a drug quantity.
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(sports) The best of a set of teams in a single club.
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(baseball) Initialism of American League Division Series., a pair of best of five game series played annually by Major League Baseball teams to determine the opponents in the American League Championship Series (ALCS).
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(sports) The second best team a club has
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An amateur sports league composed of recreational players.
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(sports, colloquial) A player who rarely or never gets to play in the games or matches, and is most often a substitute.
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(US, sports, euphemistic) Synonym of Super Bowl (the annual national American football championship for the U.S. based National Football League)
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(sports) The major leagues, as compared to minor leagues.
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Alternative form of big league [Major league (pertaining to the highest level of professional sports).]
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(sports, particularly NCAA basketball, and some esports, particularly Rocket League) A team on the bubble for an upcoming tournament.
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(soccer) The highest division of professional football in Germany.
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(sports) Winning all (or all but one) of the available, major or specified events in a given year or sports season.
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(soccer, informal) The Confederations Cup
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(Basketball) The United States' men's basketball team (which consists of twelve players) at the 1998 FIBA World Championship.
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Alternative form of El Clásico. [(soccer) Any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, the two leading teams in Spain.]
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(soccer) Any match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, the two leading teams in Spain.
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(soccer) The highest division of professional football in the Netherlands.
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(soccer, usually followed by the year) The UEFA European Football Championship, a European football competition held between the international teams of Europe every four years.
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(soccer) International club competitions operated by UEFA, the sport's governing body for Europe.
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(sports, chiefly Canada, US) A new team in a sports league, usually from a city that has not hosted a team in that league before, formed with the intention of satisfying the local population's demand for a local team.
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(soccer) The most prestigious cup competition held every season between clubs in the English leagues.
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A competition in which participants select combinations of football players in a real league and score points according to their performance.
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A competition in which participants select combinations of players in a league and score points according to their performance.
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(sports, by extension) A minor league team from which scouts recruit players for the major league.
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FIFA (International Federation of Association Football)
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(US, chiefly baseball, dated) The half of the standings containing the teams with the best records.
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(sports, soccer) The first of the two matches or “legs” which are played between two teams in a two-legged tie. The winning team is usually determined by aggregate score, the sum of the scores of the two legs.
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the members of a sports team who play regularly at the start of a match (rather than being substituted on)
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Someone in the first team.
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A competition in which people try to predict the results of football matches and win money
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(ice hockey, US, informal) An appearance in the Frozen Four.
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Someone or something, especially a sports team, that defeats a larger and superior opponent.
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(Britain, soccer) winning in each of the three UEFA cups - UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and Cup Winners' Cup (defunct).
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The trophy given to the CFL champion each year.
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(Canada, sports, countable) A player who plays for the team named after their own native town.
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In sports, a team composed of players who play behind the varsity unit.
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(sports) The statistic for the number of losses by a team or player limited by some criteria (e.g. this season, at home, on turf).
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(sports) An organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship.
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(soccer) A single-elimination tournament for which entry is restricted only to teams in the top national league or leagues.
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(sports, slang) The first game played.
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(soccer) The highest division of professional football in France.
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(sports) Collectively, the members of a team.
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(American football) A trophy awarded each year to the winning team of the National Football League's championship game, named in honor of Vince Lombardi.
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(usually in plural or attributive) The highest level of competition in a field of endeavor.
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(soccer) The final match (Uruguay 2 – Brazil 1) in the 1950 FIFA World Cup.
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(sports) the team at the top of the competition ladder before the finals begin.
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(soccer) A biennial European football tournament pitting similarly-ranked teams against each other, serving as qualification for the European Championship
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(baseball) Initialism of National League Championship Series. It is a best of seven game series played to determine the champion of the National League and win the NL pennant.
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(baseball) Initialism of National League Division Series., a pair of best of five game series played annually by Major League Baseball teams to determine the opponents in the National League Championship Series (NLCS).
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(Britain, soccer) Playing in a division below The Football League, being amateur or semi-professional teams.
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A team or player from the non-league.
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(sports) A senior or first team (as opposed to a reserves team).
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(slang, entertainment, including sports) An agent.
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(US, American football) A book of strategies (plays) for use in American football (and by extension other sports or disciplines).
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(American football) The five college football conferences (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC) that traditionally contain the strongest programs, and whose champions are guaranteed berths in one of the six bowl games associated with the College Football Playoff.
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(informal, soccer) The Premier League.
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The highest division of English football.
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(Australia, sporting) The position held by the champion team at the end of a particular season (especially as used in Australian rules football).
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(Australian rules football) The third quarter of a match.
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(soccer) The highest division of professional football in Portugal.
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(sports, Australia, New Zealand) A second division in a sporting league or competition.
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(basketball) A player who is not one of the best players on the team, but still makes a meaningful contribution.
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(US, American football) The annual NCAA college football championship game typically played on New Year's Day.
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A sporting event at the end of a series in which the opponents are tied in terms of events won and lost.
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(sports) Someone connected with any of the sports teams known as the Saints, such as a player or coach, or sometimes a fan.
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(sports) A team, often brought together on a one-off basis, composed of players who normally play for different sides.
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(soccer) The Italian Serie A Championship title.
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(US, chiefly baseball, dated) The half of the standings containing the teams with the worst records.
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(sports, chiefly baseball, of a team or club) Being in the second division (the bottom half of the standings).
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(competitive fighting) an outcome in several full-contact combat sports where two of the three judges score for the same fighter as the winner, while the third judge scores for the other fighter.
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(soccer, colloquial) The day in an English Premier League football season on which it becomes mathematically impossible for Tottenham Hotspur F.C. to finish above Arsenal F.C. in the final rankings.
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(American football) The championship game of the NFL played in early February played between two teams, one each in the American Football Conference and National Football Conference.
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Alternative form of Super Bowl [(American football) The championship game of the NFL played in early February played between two teams, one each in the American Football Conference and National Football Conference.]
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(sports) A group of many college sports teams, usually 14 or more, that are in one group for purposes of having large television deals and highly publicized championships.
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(sports) A major professional sporting league, often with a strong commercial bias.
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(soccer) The highest division of professional football in Turkey.
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(sports) A group of athletes who practice with the team, but do not normally play with the squad, unless called up.
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(sports) A phrase or song chanted at a football match or other sports event.
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(sports) A level of sporting expertise for rating leagues, the level just below super or elite or major leagues; the highest level of minor league
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(sports, US) The principal sports team representing an institution (usually a high school, college, or university.)
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(sports) A bye or victory awarded to a competitor when a scheduled opponent fails to play a game.
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(sports) To attempt to persuade the referee or other officials to view the players on one's team with a sympathetic bias.
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(sports, slang) A player who is not as accomplished on the field as he or she believes.
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Alternative letter-case form of world cup, usually used as part of a proper noun, e.g. the Beer Pong World Cup or World Cup of Freckle Counting. [An event or competition where competitors and/or teams from several different countries to establish a world champion.]
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(derogatory) Synonym of American football
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