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tackle
[ tak-uhl tey-kuhl ]
noun
- equipment, apparatus, or gear, especially for fishing:
fishing tackle.
- a mechanism or apparatus, as a rope and block or a combination of ropes and blocks, for hoisting, lowering, and shifting objects or materials; purchase.
- any system of leverage using several pulleys.
- Nautical. the gear and running rigging for handling a ship or performing some task on a ship.
- an act of tackling, as in football; a seizing, grasping, or bringing down.
- Football.
- either of the linemen stationed between a guard and an end.
- the position played by this lineman.
- (formerly) tack 1( def 8 ).
verb (used with object)
- to undertake to handle, master, solve, etc.:
to tackle a difficult problem.
- to deal with (a person) on some problem, issue, etc.
- to harness (a horse).
- Football. to seize, stop, or throw down (a ball-carrier).
- Soccer, Field Hockey. to block or impede the movement or progress of (an opponent having the ball) with the result of depriving the opponent of the ball.
- to seize suddenly, especially in order to stop.
verb (used without object)
- Football. to tackle an opponent having the ball.
tackle
/ 藞te瑟k蓹l; 藞t忙k蓹l /
noun
- any mechanical system for lifting or pulling, esp an arrangement of ropes and pulleys designed to lift heavy weights
- the equipment required for a particular occupation, etc
fishing tackle
- nautical the halyards and other running rigging aboard a vessel
- slang.a man's genitals
- sport a physical challenge to an opponent, as to prevent his progress with the ball
- American football a defensive lineman
verb
- tr to undertake (a task, problem, etc)
- tr to confront (a person, esp an opponent) with a difficult proposition
- sport (esp in football 亚洲网紅露点) to challenge (an opponent) with a tackle
Derived Forms
- 藞迟补肠办濒别谤, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 迟补肠办顎僱别谤 noun
- 谤别路迟补肠办顎僱别 verb (used with object) retackled retackling
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of tackle1
Example Sentences
Byrne, who was speaking during a House of Commons debate of the second reading of the Football Governance Bill, added: "We need to tackle the issue of the pricing out of working class supporters."
That result will make Carney's pressing tasks of negotiating with his US counterpart and tackling a range of domestic issues more of a challenge, as he'll need to wrangle support from other political parties.
Wales faces an "unrecognisable future" without urgent action to protect the environment, tackle poverty and ill health, the country's future generations commissioner has said.
More than 100 firefighters are tackling the flames, which have sent large clouds of grey smoke into the air.
However, a Home Office source said ministers would be hoping to tackle instances like that of Abdul Ezedi, who was granted asylum despite being a convicted sex offender.
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