"tap-tackle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tap-tackles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tap-tackle (plural tap-tackles)
  1. (rugby, American football) A tackle made from behind the running ball-carrier, where the tackler dives to touch the player's ankle and trips him up. Categories (topical): Football (American), Rugby Synonyms: ankle tap
    Sense id: en-tap-tackle-en-noun-rWT9FDMG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, rugby, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tap tackle

Verb

Forms: tap-tackles [present, singular, third-person], tap-tackling [participle, present], tap-tackled [participle, past], tap-tackled [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} tap-tackle (third-person singular simple present tap-tackles, present participle tap-tackling, simple past and past participle tap-tackled)
  1. (rugby, American football) to tackle with a tap-tackle Categories (topical): Football (American), Rugby
    Sense id: en-tap-tackle-en-verb-fOPKNuEf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, rugby, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tap tackle

Inflected forms

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