lacrosse

lacrosse — noun

1. a ball game between two sides who each try to score by throwing a small ball int

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Definition

a ball game between two sides who each try to score by throwing a small ball into the opponents' goal, using a long pole with a small net tied to its tip to catch and pass the ball

Example

Haruto plays lacrosse for his university team in Tokyo.

play lacrosse — common verb + noun collocation

The lacrosse team from St. Paul's won the championship last weekend.

lacrosse team — noun + noun compound

Common collocations
  • play lacrosse
  • lacrosse team
  • lacrosse stick
  • lacrosse game
  • lacrosse player

Grammar Patterns

play + lacrosse

lacrosse + noun

Word family

  • lacrosse player
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Common collocations

Nouns

  • lacrosse player
  • lacrosse team
  • lacrosse game
  • lacrosse match
  • lacrosse stick
  • lacrosse ball
  • lacrosse field

Phrases

  • play lacrosse
  • watch lacrosse
  • learn lacrosse

Prepositions

  • in lacrosse
  • of lacrosse

Etymology

FrenchEnglish

The name comes from French Canadian settlers who saw Indigenous peoples playing the game. They called it 'la crosse', referring to the curved stick that looked like a bishop's staff (crosse in French). The sport was first created by Native American tribes long before European contact.