stiff-arm

  • 1stiff-arm — ☆ ☆ stiff arm [stif′ärm΄] vt. to push away (an opponent) with one s arm out straight n. the act of stiff arming …

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  • 2stiff-arm — stiff′ arm v. t. straight arm • Etymology: 1905–10 …

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  • 3stiff-arm — I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ verb Etymology: from the noun phrase stiff arm, from stiff (I) + arm, n. : straight arm II. noun : stra …

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  • 4stiff-arm — /ˈstɪf am/ (say stif ahm) Rugby Football –noun 1. → stiff arm tackle. –verb (t) 2. to give (someone) a stiff arm tackle …

  • 5stiff-arm —    to compel through threats or violence    From a disabling hold in wrestling:     One more attempt to stiff arm him occurred at 8.30 p.m. (Colodny and Gettlin, 1991 the White House was seeking to make the Attorney General suppress the Nixon… …

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  • 6Stiff-arm fend — The Heisman Trophy in American college football shows a player anticipating a stiff arm fend. The stiff arm fend (known as a hand off in rugby league and rugby union and sometimes as a don t argue in Australia or a straight arm in American… …

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  • 7stiff-arm — I. intransitive verb Date: 1909 straight arm transitive verb 1. straight arm 2. to treat with disdain or neglect ; slight, snub < stiff armed his advice > II. noun …

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  • 8stiff-arm — 1. noun straight arm 2. verb To straight arm …

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  • 9stiff-arm — /stif ahrm /, v.t., n. straight arm. [1905 10] * * * …

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  • 10stiff-arm — verb tackle or fend off by extending an arm rigidly …

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