Meanings
nounslide tackle (plural slide tackles)
plural slide tackles
- ball gamesa tackle to get the ball by sliding on the ground feet-first
Christian Karembeu almost broke his supermodel wife's leg with a slide tackle during a football game in their back garden.
2002 February 27, “Cruncher Karembeu takes it out on his wife”, in The GuardianSynonyms: sliding tackle
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna tackle to get the ball by sliding on the ground feet-first
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Translations
Bulgarian шпагат
- шпагат (špagat)soccer tackle
Finnish liukutaklaus
- liukutaklaussoccer tackle
German Grätsche
- Grätschesoccer tackle
Polish wślizg
- wślizgsoccer tackle
Portuguese carrinho
- carrinhosoccer tackle
Spanish entrada, barrida
- entradasoccer tackle
- barridasoccer tackle
Swedish glidtackling
- glidtacklingsoccer tackle
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APA
slide tackle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slide%20tackle
MLA
“slide tackle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slide%20tackle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slide tackle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slide%20tackle.
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