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spear tackle

spear tackle noun: an offensive tackle in which the tackled player is lifted up and driven into the ground head-first. This is very dangerous and can result in serious injury to the neck and spine and often a red or yellow card.

Noun

spear tackle (plural spear tackles)

  1. An offensive tackle in which the tackled player is lifted up and driven into the ground head-first. This is very dangerous and can result in serious injury to the neck and spine and often a red or yellow card.
    Synonyms:
    dump tackle

Synonyms of spear tackle

Forms of spear tackle

pluralspear tackles

Questions about spear tackle

What does spear tackle mean?
Spear tackle means an offensive tackle in which the tackled player is lifted up and driven into the ground head-first. This is very dangerous and can result in serious injury to the neck and spine and often a red or yellow card.
What part of speech is spear tackle?
Spear tackle is a noun.
What is the plural of spear tackle?
The plural of spear tackle is spear tackles.

Words near spear tackle in the dictionary

  1. spear lily
  2. spear penny
  3. spear phishing
  4. spear side
  5. spear sides
  6. spear tackle
  7. spear tackles
  8. spear thistle
  9. spear thistles
  10. spear tip
  11. spear tips

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