straight-arm
[ streyt-ahrm ]
/ ˈstreɪtˌɑrm /
verb (used with object)
Football.
to push (a potential tackler) away by holding the arm out straight; stiff-arm.
to force, push, or fend off by or as if by holding out a stiff arm against obstacles: He straight-armed his way into the middle of the crowded room.
noun
Football.
an act or instance of straight-arming.
Also
stiff-arm.
Words nearby straight-arm
Example sentences from the Web for straight-arm
By-and-by these exercises will come as easy as was the straight-arm work.
How to Get Strong and How to Stay So |William BlaikieHe rushed and drove a straight-arm jab, which had it reached would have given him the purse.
He lunged forward as he spoke, shooting a straight-arm blow for Fyfe's face.
Big Timber |Bertrand W. Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for straight-arm
straight-arm
adjective
rugby
(of a tackle) performed with the arm fully extended
verb
(tr)
to ward off (an opponent) with the arm outstretched