tackle
Americannoun
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equipment, apparatus, or gear, especially for fishing.
fishing tackle.
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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.
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any system of leverage using several pulleys.
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Nautical. the gear and running rigging for handling a ship or performing some task on a ship.
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an act of tackling, as in football; a seizing, grasping, or bringing down.
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Football.
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either of the linemen stationed between a guard and an end.
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the position played by this lineman.
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(formerly) tack.
verb (used with object)
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to undertake to handle, master, solve, etc..
to tackle a difficult problem.
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to deal with (a person) on some problem, issue, etc.
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to harness (a horse).
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Football. to seize, stop, or throw down (a ball-carrier).
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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.
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to seize suddenly, especially in order to stop.
verb (used without object)
noun
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any mechanical system for lifting or pulling, esp an arrangement of ropes and pulleys designed to lift heavy weights
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the equipment required for a particular occupation, etc
fishing tackle
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nautical the halyards and other running rigging aboard a vessel
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slang a man's genitals
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sport a physical challenge to an opponent, as to prevent his progress with the ball
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American football a defensive lineman
verb
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(tr) to undertake (a task, problem, etc)
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(tr) to confront (a person, esp an opponent) with a difficult proposition
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sport (esp in football games) to challenge (an opponent) with a tackle
Other Word Forms
- retackle verb (used with object)
- tackler noun
Etymology
Origin of tackle
First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English takel “gear, apparatus,” from Middle Low German; akin to take
Example Sentences
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New York singer-songwriter Sombr was in the middle of performing Undressed when a stage invader ran directly at him, before being tackled to the ground by security and bundled off stage.
From BBC
For years, researchers have tackled these conditions individually.
From Science Daily
Instead of shrinking their work, AI will lead to “work intensification” where employees use their newfound tools to tackle a broader scope of tasks, resulting in increased multitasking across the company.
From MarketWatch
It came in response to an independent report into workplace culture at the corporation, which found that a small number of stars and managers "behave unacceptably" and bosses fail to tackle them.
From BBC
In 2007, he was given a police award for bravery after tackling a robber who was attacking a delivery man with a baseball bat.
From BBC
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