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Straight-Arm

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

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unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Straight-Arms
possessive
Straight-Arm's
pluralpossessive
Straight-Arms'