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| straight-arm |
transitive verb (past and past participle straight-armed, present participle straight-arm·ing, 3rd person present singular straight-arms) |
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1. push opponent away with outstretched arm: in football, to push an opponent away with the arm stretched fully out and the hand upturned and stiff
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2. U.S. ward off or turn aside: to ward somebody off or turn somebody aside with or as if with an outstretched arm
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noun (plural straight-arms) |
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U.S. act of straight-arming somebody: an act or instance of straight-arming somebody
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