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   stiff-arm

   verb

   • 1. tackle or fend off (a person) by extending an arm rigidly: "he stiff-armed Jones"
   • ▪ treat (someone) in a cold and unhelpful way: "the department still appeared to be stiff-arming the media"

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTIFF-ARM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to ignore someone or to give them no attention: The company stiff-armed anyone who asked for an explanation. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. stiff-arm. adjective [ before noun ] uk / ˈstɪf.ɑːm / us / ˈstɪf.ɑːrm / in rugby, used to describe an illegal movement of pushing an opponent away with a stretched arm:

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › stiff-armStiff-arm Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : straight-arm. 2. : to treat with disdain or neglect : slight, snub. stiff-arm. 2 of 2. noun. : straight-arm. Synonyms. Verb. cold-shoulder. cut. high-hat. slight. snub. stiff. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTIFF ARM definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. to push away (an opponent) with one's arm out straight. noun US. 2. the act of stiff-arming. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. stiff-arm in American English. (ˈstɪfˌɑːrm) transitive verb or noun.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › stiff-armstiff-arm verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of stiff-arm verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › stiff-armStiff-arm - definition of stiff-arm by The Free Dictionary

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   Define stiff-arm. stiff-arm synonyms, stiff-arm pronunciation, stiff-arm translation, English dictionary definition of stiff-arm. Football tr.v. stiff-armed , stiff-arm·ing , stiff-arms To straight-arm. n. A straight-arm. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth...

7. www.dictionary.com › browse › stiff-armSTIFF-ARM Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Stiff-arm definition: straight-arm. . See examples of STIFF-ARM used in a sentence.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-superentry › stiff-armAll resources related to 'stiff arm' - Collins Online Dictionary

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   A complete guide to the word "STIFF ARM": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.