shirt-front

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To knock down an opponent by colliding with them chest-to-chest (Australian rules football) or tackle them by grabbing their chest by their shirt front and wrestling them to the ground (rugby league football).
  2. To aggressively threaten an opponent by standing toe to toe with them while or before verbally or physically abusing them.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-shirt-front.wav

Word forms

shirt-front shirt-fronts shirt-fronting shirt-fronted
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