soccer UK /ˈsɒk.ə/US /ˈsɑk.ɚ/noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •(US, Australia) the kind of football in which players may not use their hands, except the one who guards the goalThe 'Varsity played Aston Villa and were beaten after a very exciting game; this was pre-eminently the most important "Socker" game played in Oxford this term. — 1885 verb1 •To kick the football directly off the ground, without using one's hands.The rule seems to have encouraged players to soccer the ball along the ground. — 1990 formssoccered · soccering · soccers