Results for league

Definitions of league:

part of speech: noun

A bond or alliance: union for the promotion of mutual interest.

part of speech: noun

A measure of length of 3 Eng. miles; a sea league is nearly 3 1/ 2 Eng. miles.

part of speech: verb intransitive

To form a league: to unite for mutual interest:- pr. p. leaguing; pa. t. and pa. p. leagued.

part of speech: noun

A union or combination for interest, friendship, or party purposes; an alliance.

part of speech: noun

An agreement between two or more persons, nations, or parties for the accomplishment of some purpose for their common good; a measure of three geographical miles.

part of speech: verb

To unite or combine for mutual aid or defence, & c.

part of speech: verb transitive, verb intransitive

To combine for mutual interests.

part of speech: noun

A distance of about three English miles, but varying greatly in different countries.

Usage examples for league:

• The heads of the League brought forward Venizelos. "Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights", Kelly Miller

• " He got his start in the New York State League "The Unspeakable Perk", Samuel Hopkins Adams

• A branch of the Gaelic League has been started here since my last visit, and every Sunday afternoon three little girls walk through the village ringing a shrill hand- bell, as a signal that the women's meeting is to be held,- here it would be useless to fix an hour, as the hours are not recognized. "The Aran Islands", John M. Synge

• Here, some years ago, lived Jouett Shouse at the time he formed his Liberty League "A Portrait of Old George Town", Grace Dunlop Ecker