单词 | gang-tackle |
释义 | > as lemmasgang-tackle gang-tackle v. U.S. Sport (chiefly American Football) transitive (of a number of players) to tackle (the ball carrier) together; also figurative and in extended use; also intransitive. ΚΠ 1915 Cornhusker (Univ. Nebraska) 146/1 The moment a [basketball] player on either side was so unfortunate as to get hold of the ball, he was gang-tackled by the whole opposing team. 1938 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 16 Nov. 17/5 I thought he was the most dangerous man on the field... We gang-tackled him. 1947 Los Angeles Times 5 Nov. ii. 9/2 The..players gang tackled fiercely and they went all out on their blocking. 1964 Jet 14 May 7 (caption) Police gang tackle a male militant. 1997 Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) 10 Aug. c8/1 Walls caught the ball and turned it into a 16-yard gain to the Denver 9, where he was gang-tackled. 2007 New Yorker 13 Aug. 21/1 The story was gang-tackled by six reporters. < as lemmas |
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