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high tackle

high tackle noun: a dangerous form of tackling in which a player tackles above the shoulders.

Noun

high tackle (plural high tackles)

  1. A dangerous form of tackling in which a player tackles above the shoulders.
    • The game was never going to be won by how good a team attacks, though, but with defence. When captain Kolisi was sin-binned for a high tackle, the Boks could've easily capitulated.2023 October 28, Leighton Koopman, “YES!!! The Springboks beat the All Blacks to win another Rugby World Cup title”, in Independent Online

Forms of high tackle

pluralhigh tackles

Questions about high tackle

What does high tackle mean?
High tackle means a dangerous form of tackling in which a player tackles above the shoulders.
What part of speech is high tackle?
High tackle is a noun.
What is the plural of high tackle?
The plural of high tackle is high tackles.

Words near high tackle in the dictionary

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  2. high surrogate
  3. high surrogates
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  8. High Tang
  9. high taper
  10. high tapers
  11. high tea

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