tight end
nounUS, UK /ˌtaɪt ˈɛnd/
Etymology From tight (“of a space, arrangement, etc.: narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it”) + end (“position at the end of either the offensive or defensive line; player playing this position”), from the fact that the player takes up a position close to the tackle.
American football, Ball games, Football, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports The position at the end of the offensive line whose primary jobs are to block and serve as a short receiver.
- Jones played tight end.
American football, Ball games, Football, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A player (called an end) playing the position of tight end (sense 1.1).
- The tight end caught the pass.
- He has also written about some on the Right’s aversion to the N.F.L., particularly as some concoct convoluted conspiracy theories involving singer Taylor Swift and her boyfriend, the Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, while others denounce professional sports as a whole.2024 February 11, Jane Coaston, “What MAGA Influencers Are Missing About Football”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
Ball games, Football, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Canadian, Historical The position at the end of the offensive line whose primary jobs were to block and serve as a short receiver; this position is no longer used.
Ball games, Football, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports Canadian, Historical A player (called an end) playing the position of tight end (sense 2.1).
- Coordinate terms
- split end, wide receiver