thefreedictionary.com - Cuju

Erika P. (Brazil)
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  1. known
    apprehended with certainty
    The earliest known precursor to football—or soccer, as it is known in some parts of the world—cuju is an ancient Chinese game that involves passing a ball through an opening into a net using only one's feet.
  2. precursor
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
    The earliest known precursor to football—or soccer, as it is known in some parts of the world—cuju is an ancient Chinese game that involves passing a ball through an opening into a net using only one's feet.
  3. some
    quantifier
    The earliest known precursor to football—or soccer, as it is known in some parts of the world—cuju is an ancient Chinese game that involves passing a ball through an opening into a net using only one's feet.
  4. ancient
    belonging to times long past
    The earliest known precursor to football—or soccer, as it is known in some parts of the world—cuju is an ancient Chinese game that involves passing a ball through an opening into a net using only one's feet.
  5. involve
    contain as a part
    The earliest known precursor to football—or soccer, as it is known in some parts of the world—cuju is an ancient Chinese game that involves passing a ball through an opening into a net using only one's feet.
  6. through
    having finished or arrived at completion
    The earliest known precursor to football—or soccer, as it is known in some parts of the world—cuju is an ancient Chinese game that involves passing a ball through an opening into a net using only one's feet.
  7. net
    an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together
    The earliest known precursor to football—or soccer, as it is known in some parts of the world—cuju is an ancient Chinese game that involves passing a ball through an opening into a net using only one's feet.
  8. military
    the armed forces of a nation
    Originally part of the military's fitness training regimen, the sport gained traction in the royal courts and among the upper classes in around 200 BCE.
  9. fitness
    the quality of being suitable
    Originally part of the military's fitness training regimen, the sport gained traction in the royal courts and among the upper classes in around 200 BCE.
  10. regimen
    a systematic plan for therapy
    Originally part of the military's fitness training regimen, the sport gained traction in the royal courts and among the upper classes in around 200 BCE.
  11. gain
    obtain
    Originally part of the military's fitness training regimen, the sport gained traction in the royal courts and among the upper classes in around 200 BCE.
  12. traction
    the friction between a body and a surface on which it moves
    Originally part of the military's fitness training regimen, the sport gained traction in the royal courts and among the upper classes in around 200 BCE.
  13. court
    an assembly to conduct judicial business
    Originally part of the military's fitness training regimen, the sport gained traction in the royal courts and among the upper classes in around 200 BCE.
  14. standardize
    cause to conform to a norm
    Cuju games were then standardized, and rules were laid out.
  15. initially
    at the beginning
    With what were cuju balls initially filled?
Created on Fri Jul 04 09:04:15 EDT 2014

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