straight-arm (str t ärm )tr.v. straight-armed, straight-arm·ing, straight-arms 1. Football 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. 2. To force or ward off by or as if by holding the arm out straight. n. Football The act or an instance of straight-arming. |
straight-arm
adj
(Team Sports / Rugby) Rugby (of a tackle) performed with the arm fully extended
vb
(Team Sports / American Football) (tr) to ward off (an opponent) with the arm outstretched
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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 American football, American football game - a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays |
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