tight end

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /taɪt ˈend/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /taɪt ˈend/

Definitions of tight end words

noun tight end an offensive player positioned at one extremity of the line directly beside a tackle, used as both a blocker and a pass receiver. 1
noun tight end a player who lines up near to the tackle 0
noun tight end an end whose position is close to the tackle on the offensive line 0

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Origin of tight end

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1960-65

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Parts of speech for Tight end

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tight end

tight end popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

tight end usage trend in Literature

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