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scissor tackle

scissor tackle noun: a tackle where one player slides in and wraps their legs either side of an opponent's legs.

Noun

scissor tackle (plural scissor tackles)

  1. A tackle where one player slides in and wraps their legs either side of an opponent's legs.
    • Arsenal's Emmanuel Eboué has defended his scissor tackle on Liam Ridgewell by insisting that he "did not want to kill" the Birmingham player in Saturday's match at the Emirates.2010, I did not want to kill Liam Ridgewell, says Emmanuel Eboué, The Guardian
    • As he looks to get a shot away, a clumsy, lunging scissor tackle by Ledley King drags him to the ground.2013, Steve Mingle, From Balti Pies to the Biggest Prize: The Rebirth of Manchester City

Forms of scissor tackle

pluralscissor tackles

Questions about scissor tackle

What does scissor tackle mean?
Scissor tackle means a tackle where one player slides in and wraps their legs either side of an opponent's legs.
What part of speech is scissor tackle?
Scissor tackle is a noun.
What is the plural of scissor tackle?
The plural of scissor tackle is scissor tackles.

Words near scissor tackle in the dictionary

  1. scissor sisters
  2. scissor statement
  3. scissor statements
  4. scissor switch
  5. scissor switches
  6. scissor tackle
  7. scissor tackles
  8. scissor teeth
  9. scissor tooth
  10. scissor-bill
  11. scissor-bills

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