rugby tackle

/ɹʌɡ.bi.tæ.kəl/

noun

An instance of knocking someone or something over using one's arms and upper body.

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Meanings

nounrugby tackle (plural rugby tackles)

plural rugby tackles

  1. An instance of knocking someone or something over using one's arms and upper body.
verbrugby tackle (third-person singular simple present rugby tackles, present participle rugby tackling, simple past and past participle rugby tackled)

present singular third person rugby tackles · participle present rugby tackling · participle past rugby tackled · past rugby tackled

  1. To knock someone over using one's arms and upper body.
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APA

rugby tackle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rugby%20tackle

MLA

“rugby tackle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rugby%20tackle. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rugby tackle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rugby%20tackle.

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