Avoid and Tackled

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Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.

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Tackled is an antonym for avoid.

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Avoid is an antonym for tackled in topics: make an effort, jump on and grab.

Nearby Words: tackle, tackling

If an official believes that an incompletion was thrown blindly by the passer simply to avoid being tackled with it, an "intentional grounding" penalty may be called.

Source: Useful Notes / American Football
During said play Curly then uses his subsequent ballet lessons to his advantage, plié-ing away from others to avoid being tackled, making a touchdown.

Source: Cassandra Truth / Western Animation
Worst of all, Collins tossed the ball to one receiver, who idiotically backpedaled twenty two yards to avoid getting tackled, but failed anyway and resulted in a huge yard lossage.

Source: Mis-blamed

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