- tight end
- {n.} An end in football who plays close to the tackle in the line. * /The tight end is used to catch passes but most often to block./ Contrast: SPLIT END.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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tight end — ☆ tight end n. Football an end whose position is close to the tackle on the offensive line … English World dictionary
Tight end — Example of tight end positioning in an offensive formation … Wikipedia
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Tight end — Posición del tight end. Tight end (TE) es una posición en el fútbol americano y fútbol canadiense que forma parte de la línea ofensiva. El tight end es el último hombre en la línea ofensiva, pero sus funciones no son las de un miembro de la misma … Wikipedia Español
tight end — noun a) The position at the end of the offensive line whose primary jobs are to block and serve as a short receiver. Jones played tight end. b) A player playing the position of tight end. The tight end caught the pass … Wiktionary
tight end — {n.} An end in football who plays close to the tackle in the line. * /The tight end is used to catch passes but most often to block./ Contrast: SPLIT END … Dictionary of American idioms
tight\ end — noun An end in football who plays close to the tackle in the line. The tight end is used to catch passes but most often to block. Contrast: split end … Словарь американских идиом
