TACKLE
\tˈakə͡l], \tˈakəl], \t_ˈa_k_əl]\
Definitions of TACKLE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the person who plays that position on a football team; "the right tackle is a straight A student"
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(American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground
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seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball
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put a harness; "harness the horse"
By Princeton University
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the person who plays that position on a football team; "the right tackle is a straight A student"
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seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball, in American football
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set about dealing with; "I'll try to tackle this difficult task"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block.
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Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons.
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The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used.
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To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to tackle a horse into a coach or wagon.
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To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game.
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To begin to deal with; as, to tackle the problem.
By Oddity Software
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Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block.
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Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons.
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The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used.
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To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to tackle a horse into a coach or wagon.
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To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game.
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To begin to deal with; as, to tackle the problem.
By Noah Webster.
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The ropes, pulleys, etc., of a vessel; an apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of pulleys and ropes; equipment; gear; as, hunting or fishing tackle.
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To harness; seize or lay hold of.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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The ropes, rigging, etc., of a ship: tools, weapons: ropes, etc., for raising heavy weights: a pulley.
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To harness: (prov.) to seize or take hold of.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald