mistackle
mistackle verb: to tackle improperly, such as when it is not legal, or not in the correct manner.
Verb
mistackle (third-person singular simple present mistackles, present participle mistackling, simple past and past participle mistackled)
- To tackle improperly, such as when it is not legal, or not in the correct manner.
- If the attacker tricks the defender into going for the tackle and she mistackles the ball, the attacker will most likely be in an advantageous position for a clear shot at the goal.2015, Albert M. Luongo, Soccer Drills: Skill-Builders for Field Control, page 51
- If, for some reason, he mistackled the ball, you could be sure that the man was going to stay there and be planted square on his ass.2016, George McDermott, Success In The Streets "The Great Save" A Survival Story
- To attempt to deal with (a problem) in the wrong way.
- The two thought the agreement had mistackled the shari'a by referring it to the proposed constitutional conference.1989, Africa Events - Volume 5, page 15
- […] mistackled while others are neither properly grasped nor tackled at all.1992, Agbafor Igwe, Nnamdi Azikiwe: The Philosopher of Our Time
Noun
mistackle (plural mistackles)
- An illegal or badly executed tackle.
- A mistackle counts two yards for the team with the ball.1927 October, William Cletus Doyle, “Games for First Year Latin”, in The Classical Bulletin, volume 4
- Common errors leading to a mistackle:1983, Ed Torba, The Boys Club Guide to Youth Football, page 166
Examples of mistackle in a sentence
- The issue of technology, in general, was very wrongly conceived and thus mistackled in many developing countries during the past three decades.1999, Maher Aziz Bedrous, Emad El-Sharkawi, S.B. Abdel Hamid, and Waeil Saleh Kaddour, “Re-Appraisal for Energy Technology Sustaining...
- The defense had misreads and mistackles in abundance.1998 September 9, The Grizzly:
Forms of mistackle
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | mistackles |
| present participle | mistackling |
| past participle | mistackled |
| past | mistackled |
| Noun | |
| plural | mistackles |
Origin of mistackle
From mis- + tackle.
Questions about mistackle
- What does mistackle mean?
- Mistackle means to tackle improperly, such as when it is not legal, or not in the correct manner.
- How do you use mistackle in a sentence?
- The issue of technology, in general, was very wrongly conceived and thus mistackled in many developing countries during the past three decades.
- What part of speech is mistackle?
- Mistackle can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of mistackle?
- The past tense of mistackle is mistackled.
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