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straight-arm

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

How To Use straight-arm In A Sentence

  • Within five minutes of the resumption, however, they were down to 14 men after Quinnell straight-armed Lamaison around the neck.
  • One of the finest sights in all sport is a bowler with a smooth rhythmic run-up delivering the ball with an arched back and a flawless straight-arm action.
  • Gutter crutch (‘arthritis crutch’) For children who, due to elbow pain or stiffness, cannot use straight-arm crutches. Chapter 7
  • I stepped out to tell Harry about Mr. Cutter and ran into a straight-arm block with a wall of meat behind it. THE HUNDREDTH MAN
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