straight-arm

Noun
  1. (American football) the act of warding off a tackler by holding the arm fully extended with the hand against the opponent (synset 100171871)
    referred to in: american football, american football game - a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays
    is a type of: evasive action, maneuver, manoeuvre - an action aimed at evading an opponent

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