Definition of "league" []

• An association of states, organizations, or individuals for common action; an alliance. (noun)
• Sports An association of teams or clubs that compete chiefly among themselves. Also called loop1. (noun)
• A class or level of competition: The ski jump was out of his league. (noun)
• To come together in or as if in a league. (verb-intransitive)
• To bring together in or as if in a league. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Not until the fall of 1918 did Wilson start using the word league himself."
• "(Long) was available, and the left tackle in this league is a premium."
• "The tackle was available, and the left tackle in this league is a premium."