"blind swipe" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blind swipes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} blind swipe (plural blind swipes)
  1. (sports) A quick, defensive tagging motion or sweeping attempt made by a player without directly looking at the runner or the ball.
    Sense id: en-blind_swipe-en-noun-fHbo2P9e Categories (other): Sports, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 11 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 7 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 6 9 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. An act or instance of placing blame in a presumptuous manner.
    Sense id: en-blind_swipe-en-noun-TRSAlYXR

Verb

Forms: blind swipes [present, singular, third-person], blind swiping [participle, present], blind swiped [participle, past], blind swiped [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} blind swipe (third-person singular simple present blind swipes, present participle blind swiping, simple past and past participle blind swiped)
  1. (transitive) To blindside. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-blind_swipe-en-verb-Qwq-yAkK

Alternative forms

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