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Meaning of 'tackle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Tackle [ n.]
- Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block.
- Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons.
- The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used.
- To supply with tackle.
- To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to tackle a horse into a coach or wagon.
- To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game.
- To begin to deal with; as, to tackle the problem.

Meaning of 'tackle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . tackle [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage
Example in sentence:
  • guards must be good blockers;
  • it takes a big man to play tackle;
  • no one wanted to play end
Meaning (2):
- the person who plays that position on a football team
Example in sentence:
  • the left guard was injured on the play;
  • the right tackle is a straight A student
3 . tackle [ v]
Meaning (3):
- put a harness
Example in sentence:
  • harness the horse
Meaning (4):
- accept as a challenge
Example in sentence:
  • I'll tackle this difficult task

Nearby Words:

tac tacamahac tacamahaca tacaud tace tacet tache tachhydrite tachina tachinae

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