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Straight-arm

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Noun

1. straight-arm

(American football) the act of warding off a tackler by holding the arm fully extended with the hand against the opponent

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Straight-arm

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adjective
1. rugby
(of a tackle) performed with the arm fully extended
verb
2. (transitive)
to ward off (an opponent) with the arm outstretched

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Straight-arm

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verb transitive
1. 
to push away (an opponent, as a would-be tackler in football) with the arm outstretched
noun
2. 
the act of straight-arming

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Straight-arm

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tr.v. straight-armed, straight-arm·ing, straight-arms
To ward off (a tackler) by holding the arm out straight with the elbow locked and the palm of the hand placed against the opponent's body; stiff-arm.
n.
The act or an instance of straight-arming.

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