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free substitution

free substitution noun: a rule in some sports that allows players to enter and leave the game for other players many times during the course of the game, and for coaches to bring in and take out players an unlimited number of times.

Noun

free substitution (countable and uncountable, plural free substitutions)

  1. A rule in some sports that allows players to enter and leave the game for other players many times during the course of the game, and for coaches to bring in and take out players an unlimited number of times.

Forms of free substitution

pluralfree substitutions

Questions about free substitution

What does free substitution mean?
Free substitution means a rule in some sports that allows players to enter and leave the game for other players many times during the course of the game, and for coaches to bring in and take out players an unlimited number of times.
What part of speech is free substitution?
Free substitution is a noun.
What is the plural of free substitution?
The plural of free substitution is free substitutions.

Words near free substitution in the dictionary

  1. Free State of Fiume
  2. Free State of Jones
  3. free states
  4. free store
  5. free stores
  6. free substitution
  7. free substitutions
  8. free sugar
  9. free sugars
  10. free surface
  11. free surface effect

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