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dump tackles

dump tackles is the plural of dump tackle.

Meaning of dump tackle

Noun

dump tackle (plural dump tackles)

  1. (rugby union, rugby league) A legal form of tackling when the player wraps their arms around the ball carrier's thighs and lifts them a short distance in the air before forcibly driving them to the ground.
    Synonyms:
    spear tackle

Questions about dump tackles

What is dump tackles the plural of?
Dump tackles is the plural of dump tackle.

Words near dump tackles in the dictionary

  1. dump out
  2. dump stat
  3. dump stats
  4. dump store
  5. dump tackle
  6. dump tackles
  7. dump truck
  8. dump trucks
  9. dump-and-bake
  10. dump-cart
  11. dump-carts

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