tap-tackle

== English == === Alternative forms === tap tackle === Noun === tap-tackle (plural tap-tackles) (rugby, American football) A tackle made from behind the running ball-carrier, where the tackler dives to touch the player's ankle and trips him up. ==== Synonyms ==== ankle tap === Verb === tap-tackle (third-person singular simple present tap-tackles, present participle tap-tackling, simple past and past participle tap-tackled) (rugby, American football) to tackle with a tap-tackle