Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To ward off (a tackler) by holding the arm out straight with the elbow locked and the palm of the hand placed against the opponent's body; stiff-arm.
- noun The act or an instance of straight-arming.
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- verb To
ward off by holding the arms out straight - noun An instance of this
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (American football) the act of warding off a tackler by holding the arm fully extended with the hand against the opponent
Etymologies
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Examples
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This would of course be entirely unfair as the Queen is bound by rigid protocol and utterly incapable of offering a straight-arm salute or even a regally-gloved single finger by way of a reply.
The Queen's first visit to Wimbledon since 1977 rouses excitement 2010
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Tom gave him a good straight-arm shove, running-back style.
THE FORBIDDEN GAME L.J. SMITH 2010
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I took my straight-arm crutches and fell into them like a failed trust exercise.
Electricscooterland 2010
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Tom gave him a good straight-arm shove, running-back style.
THE FORBIDDEN GAME L.J. SMITH 2010
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Jace marched Simon upstairs and down a short hallway lined with doors; he paused only to straight-arm one of them open, a scowl on his face.
Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series Cassandra Clare 2009
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All major Committees of jurisdiction in the House and Senate that have voted on ObamaCare have given the Republicans the straight-arm clothesline for those football fans and all while President Obama has been proclaiming his desire to reach out to Republicans.
Obama Bets he can Roll the Speaker and 83 House Dems - Dan_Perrin’s blog - RedState 2009
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He can throw a straight-arm and still protect the ball.
Montana Governor Schweitzer Criticizes Obama On Health Care, Energy Bill Vote 2009
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My form is lousy in this example -- the knees should be straight, the toes pointed, or the judges take off for it; and the best way for full ROM stretch is to go for a straight-arm hang between reps, but this was my third set of the day.
Archive 2009-07-01 Steve Perry 2009
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Jace marched Simon upstairs and down a short hallway lined with doors; he paused only to straight-arm one of them open, a scowl on his face.
City of Glass Cassandra Clare 2009
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LaMarcus Coker countered for Tennessee a little more than 2 minutes later, using a nifty straight-arm to fend off linebacker Sean Lee before sprinting through a hole on the left side and outrunning the pursuit to finish a
USATODAY.com 2007
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