shirt-front en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- 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).
- To aggressively threaten an opponent by standing toe to toe with them while or before verbally or physically abusing them.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shirt-fronting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| shirt-fronts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| shirt-fronted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| shirt-fronted | Tense=Past | lexicographic |