Verb (used with object) : He straight-armed his way into the middle of the crowded room. From Dictionary.com.
But it's hard for anyone to stiff-arm Gordy Crawford. From Wordnik.com. [Shadow Man] Reference
Via Instapundit, ‘Agencies stiff-arm GAO on info’. From Wordnik.com. [Transparent administration transparently stonewalls Congress. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState] Reference
Punishes defenders with his leg drive and stiff-arm tactics. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
"I tried to give the guy a stiff-arm and they made a good play,". From Wordnik.com. [USA TODAY Latest news] Reference
Strong runner who can either elude or stiff-arm after the catch. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
BILL NELSON (D), FLORIDA: You just simply cannot stiff-arm two major states. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 6, 2008] Reference
Tough runner with the strength to stiff-arm tacklers and go the distance. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
If they stiff-arm us, we should be prepared to act, including at the United Nations. From Wordnik.com. [Turmoil and Triumph] Reference
Union placard shakers-Chick Vecchio facing them off -- the stiff-arm fungoo up close. From Wordnik.com. [White Jazz]
And it follows a pattern of the stiff-arm we experienced from Clinton toward liberals. From Wordnik.com. [Reports: Gates To Stay As Secretary Of Defense] Reference
"Think that stiff-arm gesture and bark might have been intended to represent a rifle?". From Wordnik.com. [The Fuzzy Papers]
I had to stiff-arm another defender and then I used my speed to get into the end zone. From Wordnik.com. [NCAA Division I College Football - Eastern Michigan vs. Michigan State] Reference
Uses his long arms and strength in his hands to be efficient delivering the stiff-arm. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Will not separate using his speed, rather relying on his leg drive, power and stiff-arm. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Gets good yardage after the catch, using his stiff-arm tactics to stave off his opponent. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
That could explain why Obama has worked so hard lately to stiff-arm the mayor he once embraced. From Wordnik.com. [Friends Like These] Reference
I tried to stiff-arm him away, and when that didn't work, I lightly kneed him between the legs. From Wordnik.com. [The Quickie]
He used a stiff-arm to elude LeVance Richmond, then dived across the goal line for a 1-yard score. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - College Football - Southern Miss. vs. Florida] Reference
Jazz let him do it, though her impulse was to stiff-arm him and snarl Back off in her most intimidating voice. From Wordnik.com. [Devil's Bargain]
It was a very tough stiff-arm to the former administration, but then he also, I think, managed the expectation. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 21, 2009] Reference
Welker's third catch of the drive included a stiff-arm of safety Brian Russell on a 25-yard play to the Seahawks 6. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Mitchell injured his shoulder early in the second quarter when he attempted to throw a stiff-arm on a quarterback sneak. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
"The company has always been able to stiff-arm any potential deal," says Rod Petrik, an analyst at Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. From Wordnik.com. [Ghost to Property Firm] Reference
Explodes through the holes with good power and delivers a bone-jarring stiff-arm to run through and bounce off blocks. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
The wide streets of this bleak western Transvaal market town thrilled recently to the stiff-arm salutes of the parading AWB. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Uses his long body and hip swerve to avoid, but will not hesitate to stiff-arm and drive with his legs to gain extra yardage. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Angle also complained about the media's lack of professionalism, and blamed it for her campaign's decision to stiff-arm the media. From Wordnik.com. [Sharron Angle: We shut out the media because they're unprofessional] Reference
At a congressional hearing, the industry disputed that and accused the TSA of trying to stiff-arm the program and stunt its growth. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 1, 2007] Reference
The Reduct Box points us to this illuminating Chris Cillizza post about Jindal giving McCain the stiff-arm to any Veep consideration. From Wordnik.com. [Your Right Hand Thief] Reference
And he's like Inspector Gadget with the stiff-arm. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com - Sports] Reference
They do not come with black shirts and stiff-arm salutes. From Wordnik.com. [Wake Up From Your Slumber - The Truth Will Set You Free] Reference
But you see what I mean about that stiff-arm business, don't you?. From Wordnik.com. [Left Guard Gilbert] Reference
A spin, a stiff-arm, a spiritual, power move and run to a new level. From Wordnik.com. [FanHouse] Reference
Some typecast him as a thug better suited to the stiff-arm days of the 1970s and '80s. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
Wells used a vicious stiff-arm to aid his first career touchdown run in the second quarter. From Wordnik.com. [FanHouse] Reference
Start with Cedric Peerman, the oft-injured, God-fearing, tackle-breaking machine with the mean stiff-arm. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Patriots receiver Wes Welker gives himself some more room with a stiff-arm on Jets cornerback Marquice Cole. From Wordnik.com. Reference
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