League

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An association of states, organizations, or individuals for common action; an alliance.
  • n. Sports An association of teams or clubs that compete chiefly among themselves. Also called loop1.
  • n. A class or level of competition: The ski jump was out of his league.
  • verb-intransitive. To come together in or as if in a league.
  • v. To bring together in or as if in a league.
  • n. A unit of distance equal to 3.0 statute miles (4.8 kilometers).
  • n. Any of various other units of about the same length.
  • n. A square league.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The distance that a person can walk in one hour, commonly taken to be approximately three English miles (about five kilometers).
  • n. A group or association of cooperating members.
  • n. An organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship.
  • v. To form an association.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A measure of length or distance, varying in different countries from about 2.4 to 4.6 English statute miles of 5,280 feet each, and used (as a land measure) chiefly on the continent of Europe, and in the Spanish parts of America. The marine league of England and the United States is equal to three marine, or geographical, miles of 6080 feet each.
  • n. A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league.
  • n. An alliance or combination of two or more nations, parties, organizations, or persons, for the accomplishment of a purpose which requires a continued course of action, as for mutual defense, or for furtherance of commercial, religious, or political interests, etc.
  • n. An association of sports teams that establishes rules of play, decides questions of membership in the league, and organizes matches between the member teams. In some cases a sports league is called a conference, as in the National Football Conference.
  • verb-intransitive. To unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual support; to confederate.
  • v. To join in a league; to cause to combine for a joint purpose; to combine; to unite.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A compact or covenant between persons for the maintenance of joint interests or mutual service; hence, union; close affinity; friendship.
  • n. Specifically A political or military confederation; a covenanted alliance or coalition, as of persons or parties in a state, or more commonly of the ruling powers of different states, for the promotion of common objects or interests; a compact for mutual aid and support in public policy or war: as, the Hanseatic League; the Holy League in France; the league of Schmalkald.
  • n. A combination of different associations or bodies of persons for the promotion of common purposes: as, a base-ball league.
  • n. Synonyms Confederacy, Coalition, etc. (see alliance), society, federation, association, fraternity.
  • To form a league; join in friendship or interest; combine for mutual support; confederate.
  • To combine; band; confederate.
  • n. An itinerary unit not now in English use, except as a marine league. (See below.)
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action
  • v. unite to form a league
  • n. an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles)
  • n. an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
  • Verb Form
    leagued    leagues    leaguing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    unite    unify    linear unit    linear measure   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Greig    creagh    fatigue    intrigue    klieg    teague   
    Unknown
    Sports   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    mile    club    team    football    organization    alliance    sport    association    tournament    union