tackle

tack·le

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One football player tackles another.

noun

To tackle is to take something or someone on or to stop someone from moving forward with a ball in a sporting game.
An example of tackle is a collection of fishing hooks.

verb

To tackle is to take something or someone on or to stop someone from moving forward with a ball in a sporting game.
1. An example of tackle is when you dive headfirst into a problem.
2. An example of tackle is when you knock-off the quarterback so he can't move the ball forward.

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tackle

apparatus; equipment; gear: fishing tackle
a rope and pulley block, or a system of ropes and pulleys, used to lower, raise, or move various objects
the act or an instance of tackling, as in football
Football
in full tackle football
1. an offensive lineman who is primarily a blocker, usually positioned just outside an offensive guard
2. a defensive lineman usually positioned near the offensive center
3. a type of football in which the defensive players tackle the ballcarrier
Naut.
1. Archaic a ship's rigging
2. later, the running rigging and pulleys to operate the sails

Origin of tackle

Middle English takel from MDu, pulley, rope, equipment in general, probably akin to Middle Low German tacken, to touch, press, uncertain or unknown; perhaps akin to take

transitive verb

tack′led, tack′ling

to fasten by means of tackle
to harness (a horse)
to take hold of; seize
1. to undertake to do or solve (something difficult): to tackle a job
2. to deal with (a difficult person)
Football to stop (an opponent carrying the ball), esp. by knocking or throwing him or her to the ground
to knock or throw to the ground: a policeman tackled the fleeing robber

Football to stop an opponent who is carrying the ball, esp. by knocking or throwing the opponent to the ground
to knock or throw someone to the ground

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tackle

noun

The equipment used in a particular activity, especially in fishing; gear.
a. Nautical A system of ropes and blocks for raising and lowering weights of rigging and pulleys for applying tension.
b. A rope and its pulley.
Sports
a. The act of stopping an opposing player carrying the ball, especially by forcing the opponent to the ground, as in football or Rugby.
b. The act of obstructing a player in order to cause loss of possession of the ball, as in soccer.
Football
a. One of two offensive linemen positioned between the guard and the end on either side of the ball.
b. One of two defensive linemen positioned to the inside of either end.
c. Tackle football.

verb

tack·led, tack·ling, tack·les

verb

transitive Sports

To grab hold of and wrestle with (an opponent).
Sports
a. To stop (an opponent carrying the ball), especially by forcing the opponent to the ground.
b. To obstruct (a player with the ball) in order to cause loss of possession of the ball.
To engage or deal with: tackle a perplexing problem.
To harness (a horse).

verb

intransitive Sports

To tackle an opponent in possession of the ball.

Origin of tackle

Middle English takel from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German perhaps akin to Middle Dutch taken to seize, grasp

Related Forms:

tack′ler
noun

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Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural tackles)

(nautical) A system of ropes and blocks used to increase the force applied to the free end of the rope.
(fishing, uncountable) Equipment (rod, reel, line, lure, etc.) used when angling.
(uncountable, informal) By extension, any piece of equipment, particularly gadgetry.
(sports, countable) A play where a player attempts to take control over the ball from an opponent, as in rugby or football.
(American football, countable) A play where a defender brings the ball carrier to the ground.
(countable) Any instance in which one person forces another to the ground.
(American football, uncountable) The offensive positions between each guard and end, offensive tackle.
(American football, countable) A person playing that position.
(American football, uncountable) The defensive positions between two ends, defensive tackle.
(American football, countable) A person playing that position.
(slang) Penis.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present tackles, present participle tackling, simple past and past participle tackled)

to face or deal with attempting to overcome or fight down
The government's measures to tackle crime were insufficient.
(sports) to attempt to take away a ball
(American football) to bring a ball carrier to the ground

Origin

From Middle English takel (“gear, apparatus"), from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German takel (“ship's rigging"), perhaps related to Middle Dutch taken (“to grasp, seize"). Akin to Danish takkel (“tackle"), Swedish tackel (“tackle"). More at take.

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