shoulder charge
Ram with torso
A shoulder charge is a forceful collision using the shoulder, typically to knock someone off balance or out of the way.
In contact sports like rugby and Australian football, it's a legitimate tackling technique: He put in a solid shoulder charge to stop the runner.
In soccer, a fair shoulder charge contests possession without using arms or elbows.
Outside sports, it describes ramming a door or barrier with the shoulder to force it open: Police gave the door a shoulder charge.
- tackleGear or takedown
- bargeFlat freight vessel
- body checkDeliberate physical contact play
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- collisionForceful contact between objects
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- dangerous playshigh tackle, late hit, late tackle, targeting, clothesline
- soccer officiatingreferee, yellow card, red card, foul, booking
- break-in toolscrowbar, lock pick set, bolt cutters, pry bar, glass cutter
- Gaelic sportssolo, hand pass, kickout, point, goal
shoulder chargepunch
Strike with fist
kick · headbutt · hip check · elbow strike · knee strike
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