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league

/liːɡ/noun, verb1 syllable

League means: an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members.

Synonyms for league1

noun, as in an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

What does league mean?4

noun

1

an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

2

an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action

3

an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles)

verb

1

unite to form a league

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with league?2

two syllables

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League in a sentence

  • The manager has put him back in the major league.Zifre
  • Our team has topped the league this season.unknown
  • Pundits consider him one of the best passers in the league.DJ_Saidez
  • I wish you'd quit that sort of super-league stupidity.unknown
  • We were underdressed and out of our league.unknown
  • How many teams will be relegated to the lower league?AlanF_US
  • Do you know who the best player in the league is?sctld
  • Our team is the worst team in the league.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of league

as a noun

plural
leagues

as a verb

past tense
leagued
present participle
leaguing
third-person singular
leagues
past participle
leagued