flying tackle
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flying tackle — n a way of stopping someone from running by putting your arms around their legs and making them fall over … Dictionary of contemporary English
flying tackle — noun count a way of stopping someone by jumping at them and holding them around the legs so that they fall … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flying tackle — noun 1. : a tackle in football in which the tackler dives or throws his body through the air at the ballcarrier 2. : a professional wrestling maneuver in which a contestant lunges at his opponent from a distance and hits him with his shoulder at… … Useful english dictionary
flying tackle — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms flying tackle : singular flying tackle plural flying tackles a way of stopping someone by jumping at them and holding them around the legs so that they fall … English dictionary
flying tackle — {n.}, {informal} A tackle made by jumping through the air at the person to be tackled. * /Most football coaches don t want their players to make flying tackles./ * /The policeman stopped the burglar with a flying tackle./ … Dictionary of American idioms
flying\ tackle — noun informal A tackle made by jumping through the air at the person to be tackled. Most football coaches don t want their players to make flying tackles. The policeman stopped the burglar with a flying tackle … Словарь американских идиом
flying tackle — Football. a tackle made by hurling one s body through the air at the player carrying the ball. * * * … Universalium
flying tackle — noun (C) a way of stopping someone from running by putting your arms around their legs and making them fall over … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
flying tackle — /flaɪɪŋ ˈtækəl/ (say fluying takuhl) noun a dive through the air at someone, especially an opponent in sport, in order to bring them to the ground …
tackle — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 movement in sports ADJECTIVE ▪ hard, strong ▪ high ▪ Their captain was sent off for a high tackle on Cooper. ▪ bad, crunching … Collocations dictionary
