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Tackle
ˈtakl
Tackle definitions
noun
tackle
tackles
- the equipment required for a task or sport
"fishing tackle"
- a man's genitals
- a mechanism consisting of ropes, pulley blocks, hooks, or other things for lifting heavy objects
- the running rigging and pulleys used to work a boat's sails
- an act of playing the ball, or attempting to do so, when it is in the possession of an opponent
"he was only prevented from scoring by a fine tackle"
- an act of seizing and attempting to stop a player in possession of the ball
- a player who lines up next to the end along the line of scrimmage
verb
tackle
tackled
tackles
tackling
- make determined efforts to deal with (a problem or difficult task)
"police have launched an initiative to tackle rising crime"
get to grips with apply oneself to address oneself to address set about go about get to work at take forward busy oneself with set one's hand to grapple with approach take on attend to see to throw oneself into try to solve try to deal with try to cope with try to sort out- initiate discussion with (someone) about a disputed or sensitive issue
"a young man tackled him over why the council had spent money on a swimming pool"
- try to take the ball from (an opponent) by intercepting them
"the first scoring chance came when Orrell tackled Webb"
- try to stop the forward progress of (the ball carrier) by seizing them and knocking them to the ground
"the rules state that there must be no pressure scrums or tough tackling"