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tackle
[tak-uhl, tey-kuhl]
noun
equipment, apparatus, or gear, especially for fishing.
fishing tackle.
a mechanism or apparatus, as a rope and block or a combination of ropes and blocks, for hoisting, lowering, and shifting objects or materials; purchase.
any system of leverage using several pulleys.
Nautical.the gear and running rigging for handling a ship or performing some task on a ship.
an act of tackling, as in football; a seizing, grasping, or bringing down.
Football.
either of the linemen stationed between a guard and an end.
the position played by this lineman.
(formerly) tack.
verb (used with object)
to undertake to handle, master, solve, etc..
to tackle a difficult problem.
to deal with (a person) on some problem, issue, etc.
to harness (a horse).
Football.to seize, stop, or throw down (a ball-carrier).
Soccer, Field Hockey.to block or impede the movement or progress of (an opponent having the ball) with the result of depriving the opponent of the ball.
to seize suddenly, especially in order to stop.
verb (used without object)
Football.to tackle an opponent having the ball.
tackle
/ ˈteɪkəl, ˈtækəl /
noun
any mechanical system for lifting or pulling, esp an arrangement of ropes and pulleys designed to lift heavy weights
the equipment required for a particular occupation, etc
fishing tackle
nautical the halyards and other running rigging aboard a vessel
slanga man's genitals
sport a physical challenge to an opponent, as to prevent his progress with the ball
American football a defensive lineman
verb
(tr) to undertake (a task, problem, etc)
(tr) to confront (a person, esp an opponent) with a difficult proposition
sport (esp in football games) to challenge (an opponent) with a tackle
Other 51Թ Forms
- tackler noun
- retackle verb (used with object)
- ˈٲ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tackle1
Example Sentences
It's always been unfair to criticise Neymar for being injured, when most of the injuries came from tackles from opponents.
The American has joined others in the sport calling for the gambling industry to help tackle prolific and threatening message connected to betting.
The concerns are the same and there's no consensus on how best to tackle it.
The Scottish government points to a range of initiatives it has launched in recent years to tackle household waste and create a more "circular" economy, where material are reused over and over.
Police in Portadown used water cannon to tackle rioters but the violence was again at a lower level than earlier in the week.
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