League - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |liːɡ|  American pronunciation of the word league
Brit.  |liːɡ|  British pronunciation of the word league

noun

- an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members (syn: conference)
- an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action
- an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles)

verb

- unite to form a league

Extra examples

...the whole block leagued together to keep a liquor store from opening in their neighborhood...

...some unlikely political bedfellows leagued together to get the bill passed...

The oilproducing countries have leagued together to fix the price of oil at a high rate.

He makes his football league debut tomorrow.

He is among the top pitchers of the league.

He leads the league in saves.

Our team has the best offense in the league.

Why do I always find myself rooting for the team at the bottom of the league?

...the mayor engineered an agreement to have a major league team play in our city...

I played opposite the best player in the league.

The league is undergoing expansion.

If the teams don't cap player salaries, the league won't survive.

Two teams were eliminated in the contraction of the baseball league.

The team's awful record has made it an object of derision in the league.

The team has one of the best infields in the league.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: league
he/she/it: leagues
present participle: leaguing
past tense: leagued
past participle: leagued
noun
singular: league
plural: leagues
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