lacrosse
UK/ləˈkɹɒs//ləˈkɹɔs/
lacrosse noun: a sport played on a field between two opposing teams using sticks (crosses) and a ball, whereby one team defeats the other by scoring more goals within the allotted time.
Noun
lacrosse (uncountable)
- A sport played on a field between two opposing teams using sticks (crosses) and a ball, whereby one team defeats the other by scoring more goals within the allotted time.
- The great invasion games of basketball, field and ice hockey, lacrosse and the varied football codes seem to provide an immense attraction for all ages, and billions of people around the world play and watch these sports.2001, Alan G. Launder, Play Practice: The Games Approach to Teaching and Coaching Sports
- After the accuser proved unable to identify her assailants during two photo lineups, Nifong told the police to give her a third chance, showing her pictures only of the 46 white lacrosse players without any pictures of “fillers,” or nonsuspects.2007 September 16, Jeffrey Rosen, “Wrongly Accused”, in The New York Times
lacrosse meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
lacrosse in Hindi
- लाक्रोस, लैक्रोस, लैक्रॉस
lacrosse in Tamil
- லாக்ரோஸ், லக்ரோஸ்
lacrosse in Marathi
- लॅक्रॉस, लॅक्रोस
lacrosse in Urdu
- لیکروس, لیکراس, لکروس
More languagesFewer languages
- lacrosse in Bengali
- ল্যাক্রোস, লাক্রোস, ল্যাক্রস
- lacrosse in Telugu
- లాక్రోస్, ల్యాక్రోస్, లాక్రాస్
- lacrosse in Malayalam
- ലാക്രോസ്, ലാക്റോസ്
- lacrosse in Kannada
- ಲ್ಯಾಕ್ರೋಸ್, ಲ್ಯಾಕ್ರೊಸ್, ಲಾಕ್ರೋಸ್
- lacrosse in Punjabi
- ਲਾਕਰੋਸ, ਲਾਕਰੋਜ਼, ਲੈਕਰੋਸ
- lacrosse in Gujarati
- લેક્રોસ, લેક્રોઝ, લાક્રોસ
- lacrosse in Odia
- ଲାକ୍ରୋସ୍, ଲାକ୍ରୋସ, ଲାକ୍ରସ୍
- lacrosse in Nepali
- ल्याक्रोस, लाक्रोस, लक्रोस
- lacrosse in Tagalog
- lakros
- lacrosse in Arabic
- لَاكْرُوس lākrūs
- lacrosse in Vietnamese
- bóng vợt
Forms of lacrosse
| alternative form (informal) | lax |
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Origin of lacrosse
Borrowed from Canadian French la crosse (“the stick”).
Words formed from lacrosse
- box lacrosse
- field lacrosse
- FIL
- indoor lacrosse
- lacrosse ball
- lacrosse helmet
- lacrosselike
- lacrosse player
- lacrosser
- lacrosse stick
- lacrosstitute
- polocrosse
Phrases with lacrosse
Questions about lacrosse
- What does lacrosse mean?
- Lacrosse means a sport played on a field between two opposing teams using sticks (crosses) and a ball, whereby one team defeats the other by scoring more goals within the allotted time.
- What is lacrosse in Hindi?
- Lacrosse in Hindi is लाक्रोस, लैक्रोस, लैक्रॉस. See Lacrosse meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is lacrosse?
- Lacrosse is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lacrosse?
- Lacrosse is pronounced /ləˈkɹɒs/ (UK).
Words near lacrosse in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lacrosse (page history and authors); lacrosse (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lacrosse (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lacrosse (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lacrosse (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lacrosse (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lacrosse (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lacrosse (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lacrosse (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lacrosse (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lacrosse (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lacrosse (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lacrosse (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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