🗂️ Not dealt with 🏈 Not stopped

untackled

7.2

Not stopped by a player from the other team while carrying the ball

adjective

Jargon

: sin ser derribado

The running back remained untackled as he dashed across the field for a touchdown.

Examples

She managed to stay untackled throughout the entire play, impressing her teammates.
After a quick move, the player was still untackled and advanced the ball further.
The player remained untackled as he sprinted down the field.
He was untackled during the last play of the game!
The running back remained untackled as he dashed across the field for a touchdown.
She managed to stay untackled throughout the entire play, impressing her teammates.
After a quick move, the player was still untackled and advanced the ball further.

Antonyms

to tackle

65 2.5

To grab and throw down an opponent, usually the player with the ball

How Tackled

untackled

Jargon

7.2

untouched

20 3.0

Surface Forms

untackled positive

Morphology

untackled = tackled (transparent) = un + tackle + ed

The sports meaning is a literal negative of 'tackled' (brought down), so 'un-' simply negates that state.

Etymology

The word untackled is un- 'not' plus tackle 'to bring down or stop in sport'. In games like football or rugby, tackle means to knock a player down or stop them, so untackled means 'not brought down or stopped by an opponent'.