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1. (n.) tackle
equipment or gear, esp. for fishing:
fishing tackle.
2. tackle
any system of leverage using pulleys, as a combination of ropes and blocks as for hoisting or lowering objects.
3. tackle
the gear and running rigging of a ship.
4. tackle
an act of tackling, as in football.
5. tackle
either of the linemen stationed between a guard and an end in football.
6. (v.t.) tackle
to undertake to handle, master, solve, etc.:
to tackle a problem.
7. tackle
to deal with (a person) on some problem, issue, etc.
8. tackle
to seize, stop, or throw down (a ballcarrier) in football.
9. tackle
to seize suddenly, esp. in order to stop.
10. tackle
to harness (a horse).
11. (v.i.) tackle
to tackle a ballcarrier in football.
Etymology: (1225–75; ME takel gear, apparatus < MLG; akin to take)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) tackle
the person who plays that position on a football team
"the right tackle is a straight A student"
2. (noun) rigging, tackle
gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails
3. (noun) fishing gear, tackle, fishing tackle, fishing rig, rig
gear used in fishing
4. (noun) tackle
(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage
"it takes a big man to play tackle"
5. (verb) tackle
(American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground
6. (verb) undertake, tackle, take on
accept as a challenge
"I'll tackle this difficult task"
7. (verb) harness, tackle
put a harness
"harness the horse"
8. (verb) tackle
seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball
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1. (verb) tackle
to deal with a difficult problem
an attempt to tackle the problem of poverty in the U.S.
2. tackle
to use your body to push sb down to the ground
A policeman tackled him.
3. tackle
in soccer, to try to take the ball from a player
4. (noun) tackle
the act of tackling sb with your body
5. tackle
in soccer, an attempt to get the ball from a player
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) tackle
apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block
2. (noun) tackle
any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons
3. (noun) tackle
the rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used
4. (noun) tackle
to supply with tackle
5. (noun) tackle
to fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to tackle a horse into a coach or wagon
6. (noun) tackle
to seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game
7. (noun) tackle
to begin to deal with; as, to tackle the problem
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Sense: an act of tackling
a rugby tackle.
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 Afrikaans: duik |
 Arabic: مُعالَجَه |
 Bulgarian: шпагат |
 Brazilian: roubada de bola |
 Czech: složení protihráče |
 German: das Angreifen |
 Danish: tackling |
 Greek: μαρκάρισμα |
 Spanish: placaje |
 Estonian: katmine, takistamine |
 Farsi: تکل |
 Finnish: taklaus |
 French: plaquage |
 Hebrew: תִּיקוּל |
 Hindi: धर पकड़ फुटबाल या हाकी के |
 Croatian: obaranje protivnika na tl |
 Hungarian: szerelés |
 Indonesian: jegalan |
 Icelandic: töklun, tækling |
 Italian: placcaggio |
 Japanese: タックル |
 Korean: 태클 |
 Lithuanian: (priešininko) sugriebimas |
 Latvian: bloķēšana |
 Malay: merebut |
 Dutch: tackle |
 Norwegian: takling |
 Polish: atak, chwyt |
 Persian: تکل |
 Pashto: سامان،لوازم، په بيړۍ كى د |
 Portuguese: placar QUERY |
 Romanian: placaj |
 Russian: блокировка |
 Slovak: zloženie hráča |
 Slovenian: napad |
 Serbian: oduzimanje lopte |
 Swedish: tackling |
 Thai: การยื้อยุด/หยุดฝ่ายตรงข้า |
 Turkish: tutup durdurma |
 Taiwanese: 阻擋 |
 Ukrainian: інструмент; спорядження |
 Urdu: مقابلہ |
 Vietnamese: sự chặn; sự cản |
 Chinese: 阻挡 |
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