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.

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Meanings

nounfree substitution (countable and uncountable, plural free substitutions)

plural free substitutions

  1. countableuncountablehobbiesA 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.
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APA

free substitution. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20substitution

MLA

“free substitution.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20substitution. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “free substitution,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20substitution.

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