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Definition of straight-arm verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

straight-arm

verb

(also stiff-arm) straight-arm somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they straight-arm he / she / it straight-arms past simple straight-armed -ing form straight-arming

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(in sports) to push away a player who is trying to stop you, with your arm straight

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Nearby words

straight adjective
straight noun
straight-arm verb
straight arrow noun
straightaway adverb