straight-arm
verb /ˌstreɪt ˈɑːm/
/ˌstreɪt ˈɑːrm/
(also stiff-arm)
(both North American English) (British English hand somebody off)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they straight-arm | /ˌstreɪt ˈɑːm/ /ˌstreɪt ˈɑːrm/ |
| he / she / it straight-arms | /ˌstreɪt ˈɑːmz/ /ˌstreɪt ˈɑːrmz/ |
| past simple straight-armed | /ˌstreɪt ˈɑːmd/ /ˌstreɪt ˈɑːrmd/ |
| past participle straight-armed | /ˌstreɪt ˈɑːmd/ /ˌstreɪt ˈɑːrmd/ |
| -ing form straight-arming | /ˌstreɪt ˈɑːmɪŋ/ /ˌstreɪt ˈɑːrmɪŋ/ |
- straight-arm somebody (in sport) to push away a player who is trying to stop you, with your arm straight