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FIELD GOAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A score in American football; a score made by kicking the ball between the opponents' goal posts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("field goal" is a kind of...):
score (the act of scoring in a game or sport)
Domain category:
American football; American football game (a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop
Synonyms:
basket; field goal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("field goal" is a kind of...):
score (the act of scoring in a game or sport)
