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league
has definitions from the fields of sport,politics,geography
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[ noun ] (sport) an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
Synonyms Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)`` I think I can do a better job with the glove , now that I know the hitters around the league a_little better '' , he said . (The Dallas Morning News,...)Rabb , the former Louisiana_State field_general , came_off the bench for his debut with the Bills Sunday and directed his new team to a 22 - 12 upset victory over the Houston_Oilers , defending league champions . (The New York Times,...)The owners would_like each club in the fourteen team league to play a home and home series with teams in its division , plus two games against teams in the other division . Pete_Rozelle , the league commissioner , pointed_out : Nine of the league 's teams play in baseball parks and therefore face an early season conflict in dates . |
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[ noun ] (politics,geography) an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action
Used in print (John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)Mrs._Hewlitt led the birthcontrol league , Mrs._Ryerson was arthritis , and way in the distance could be seen the slate_roof of Ethel_Littleton 's house , a roof that signified gout . Related terms |
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[ verb ] unite to form a league
Used in print (Charles Glicksberg, "Sex in Contemporary Literature"...)They feel they are leagued against a hostile , persecutory world , faced with the concerted malevolent opposition of squares and their hirelings , the police . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 14850
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[ noun ] an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles)
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