a flying tackle

  • 1flying 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

  • 2flying 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

  • 3flying 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

  • 4flying 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

  • 5flying 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

  • 6flying 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

  • 7flying\ 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

  • 8flying tackle — Football. a tackle made by hurling one s body through the air at the player carrying the ball. * * * …

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  • 9flying 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

  • 10flying 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 …