stiff-arm
verb/ˌstɪf ˈɑːm/
/ˌstɪf ˈɑːrm/
(also straight-arm)
(both North American English) (British English hand somebody off)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they stiff-arm | /ˌstɪf ˈɑːm/ /ˌstɪf ˈɑːrm/ |
| he / she / it stiff-arms | /ˌstɪf ˈɑːmz/ /ˌstɪf ˈɑːrmz/ |
| past simple stiff-armed | /ˌstɪf ˈɑːmd/ /ˌstɪf ˈɑːrmd/ |
| past participle stiff-armed | /ˌstɪf ˈɑːmd/ /ˌstɪf ˈɑːrmd/ |
| -ing form stiff-arming | /ˌstɪf ˈɑːmɪŋ/ /ˌstɪf ˈɑːrmɪŋ/ |
- stiff-arm somebody (in sport) to push away a player who is trying to stop you, with your arm straight
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