D out

British

verb

slang (in sport) to prevent an opponent from attacking by using successful defence techniques

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“It was just a tough goal to give up with a minute left and we had tired D out there and again, they catch a break,” Cooper said.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 16, 2023

“His defensive game has really been at another level. You watch him and he’s down low, he’s winning battles, he’s helping his D out for possessions.”

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2022

G guarantees for the foot of D, out of the hand of L. If he goes away, G will pay thirty-five GUR of dates.

From Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters by C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter) Johns

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