straight-arm

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Noun straight-arm has 1 sense

straight-arm - (American football) the act of warding off a tackler by holding the arm fully extended with the hand against the opponent
--₁ is a kind of maneuver, manoeuvre, evasive action

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Straight-arm

Definition

Part of speech: Noun, Verb

Definition:

A technique used in sports, especially in football or martial arts, where the arm is fully extended to create distance between oneself and the opponent.
The act of restraining or stopping someone by extending one's arm to push or hold them away.

Examples

Noun:

He used a straight-arm to keep his opponent at bay.
The football player executed a perfect straight-arm to avoid getting tackled.

Verb:

She straight-armed her way through the crowd to reach the front.
The security guard straight-armed the intruder to prevent them from entering the premises.

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