Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slide tackle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: slide -tack-le
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a tackle to get the ball by sliding on the ground feet-first

Example Sentences

"Christian Karembeu almost broke his supermodel wife's leg with a slide tackle during a football game in their back garden."

Inflected Forms

slide tackles (plural)

Synonyms

sliding tackle

Questions

What does slide tackle mean?: a tackle to get the ball by sliding on the ground feet-first

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