slide-tackle

verb

To tackle another player by sliding on the ground feet-first.

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Meanings

verbslide-tackle (third-person singular simple present slide-tackles, present participle slide-tackling, simple past and past participle slide-tackled)

present singular third person slide-tackles · participle present slide-tackling · participle past slide-tackled · past slide-tackled

  1. ball gamesTo tackle another player by sliding on the ground feet-first.

Translations

Swedish glidtackla, glidtacklas
  • glidtacklaTo tackle another player by sliding on the ground feet-first.
  • glidtacklasTo tackle another player by sliding on the ground feet-first.
Cite this entry
APA

slide-tackle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slide-tackle

MLA

“slide-tackle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slide-tackle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slide-tackle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slide-tackle.

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