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English

Pronunciation


Noun

  1. A play where a player attempts to take control over the ball from an opponent, as in rugby or football.
  2. A play where a defender brings the ball carrier to the ground.
  3. Any instance in which one person forces another to the ground.
  4. penis|Penis.
  5. In the Context of Equipment (rod, reel, line, lure, etc.) used when angling.
  6. By extension, any piece of equipment, particularly gadgetry.
  7. *2004 June 24–30, "Jeff Gordon Never Gets Tired Of Seeing Face On Cheap Plastic Crap", w:The Onion|The Onion, available in Embedded in America, ISBN 1400054567, page 193,
  8. *:... an illuminated license-plate frame bearing his likeness, signature, and yellow number 24. "That there's a real nice piece of tackle. ..."
  9. The offensive positions between each guard and end, offensive tackle.
  10. A person playing that position.
  11. The defensive positions between two ends, defensive tackle.
  12. A person playing that position.
  13. A system of ropes and blocks used to increase the force applied to the free end of the rope.
  14. In the Context of A pokemon attack.

Translations

Derived terms


Verb

to tackle

  1. to face or deal with attempting to overcome or fight down
  2. :The government's measures to tackle crime were insufficient.
  3. to attempt to take away a ball
  4. to bring a ball carrier to the ground


Translations

Category:Fishing

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Tackle \Tac"kle\ (?; sometimes improperly pronounced ?,
especially by seamen), n. [OE. takel, akin to LG. & D. takel,
Dan. takkel, Sw. tackel; perhaps akin to E. taw, v. t., or to
take.]
1. Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights,
consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the
rope and attachments, as distinct from the block, in which
case the full appratus is referred to as a {block and
tackle}.
[1913 Webster]

2. Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object
is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting
tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons. "She to her
tackle fell." --Hudibras.
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Note: In Chaucer, it denotes usually an arrow or arrows.
[1913 Webster]

3. (Naut.) The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any
purchase where more than one block is used.
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Fall and tackle. See the Note under Pulley.

Fishing tackle. See under Fishing, a.

Ground tackle (Naut.), anchors, cables, etc.

Gun tackle, the apparatus or appliances for hauling cannon
in or out.

Tackle fall, the rope, or rather the end of the rope, of a
tackle, to which the power is applied.

Tack tackle (Naut.), a small tackle to pull down the tacks
of the principal sails.

Tackle board, Tackle post (Ropemaking), a board, frame,
or post, at the end of a ropewalk, for supporting the
spindels, or whirls, for twisting the yarns.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English tackle \tac"kle\ n. (Football)
1. An act of tackling[4]; as, brought down by a tackle by a
lineman.
[PJC]

2. (Football) One of two linemen on a football team,
occupying a position between the guard and an end; also,
the position played by such a tackle.
[PJC]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Tackle \Tac"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tackled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tackling.] [Cf. LG. takeln to equip. See Tackle, n.]
1. To supply with tackle. --Beau. & Fl.
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2. To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to
tackle a horse into a coach or wagon. [Colloq.]
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3. To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler
tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game.
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The greatest poetess of our day has wasted her time
and strength in tackling windmills under conditions
the most fitted to insure her defeat. --Dublin Univ.
Mag.
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4. (Football) To cause the ball carrier to fall to the
ground, thus ending the forward motion of the ball and the
play.
[PJC]

5. To begin to deal with; as, to tackle the problem.
[PJC]
WordNet tackle
n 1: the person who plays that position on a football team; "the
right tackle is a straight A student"
2: gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and
sails [syn: rigging]
3: gear used in fishing [syn: fishing gear, fishing tackle,
fishing rig, rig]
4: a position on the line of scrimmage; "it takes a big man to
play tackle"
5: (American football) grasping an opposing player with the
intention of stopping by throwing to the ground
v 1: accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"
[syn: undertake, take on]
2: put a harness; "harness the horse" [syn: harness] [ant: unharness]
3: seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries
the ball
Moby Dictionary
accept , accouterments , amateur athlete , apparatus , appliances ,
appointments , approach , appurtenances , archer , armament , assume ,
athlete , attack , attempt , attend to , back band , backstrap ,
bag and baggage , baggage , ballplayer , baseballer , baseman , batter ,
battery , bearing rein , bellyband , bit , blinders , blinds , block ,
blocking back , bowman , breeching , bridle , buckle to , caparison ,
carry on , cat , catcher , cavesson , center , checkrein , cheekpiece ,
chinband , cinch , clobber , coach , collar , competitor , conduct ,
confront , consume , conveniences , cordage , cording , crab , crane ,
crank , crank in , cricketer , crownband , crupper , curb , deck tackle ,
defensive lineman , demolish , derrick , destroy , devour ,
differential tackle , dive into , do , draw in , draw taut , duffel ,
dunnage , embark in , embark upon , employ , end , endeavor , engage in ,
enter on , enter upon , equipage , equipment , erector , exercise , face ,
face up to , facilities , facility , fall , fall into , fall to ,
fall upon , fittings , fixtures , follow , footballer , forklift ,
furnishings , furniture , gag swivel , games-player , gamester ,
gantry crane , gear , get busy , get cracking , get going ,
get under way , get with it , girth , give a fling , give a go ,
give a try , give a whirl , go about , go at , go in for , go into ,
go to it , go upon , grapple with , guard , habiliments , hackamore ,
halter , hames , hametugs , harness , have at , headgear , headstall ,
hip straps , hoist , hop to it , hydraulic tailgate , impedimenta ,
infielder , installations , jack , jackscrew , jaquima , jerk line ,
jigger , jock , jump to it , jumper , kit , launch forth , launch into ,
lay about , lever , lift , lifter , light into , lineman , lines , luff ,
luggage , machinery , make a try , martingale , materiel , move into ,
munition , munitions , noseband , offensive lineman , outfield ,
outfielder , outfit , paraphernalia , pitch in , pitch into , plant ,
player , plumbing , plunge into , pole strap , poloist , practice ,
proceed to , professional athlete , prosecute , pugilist , pull in ,
pulley , purchase , pursue , quarterback , racer , reel , reel in , reins ,
ribbons , rig , rigging , ropework , roping , runner , running rigging ,
saddle , sail into , service , serving , set about , set at ,
set forward , set going , set to , set to work , shaft tug , sheave ,
side check , skater , snaffle , specialize in , sport , sportsman ,
stand up to , standing rigging , start in , stock-in-trade , surcingle ,
tack , tackling , tailback , take on , take to , take up , tauten ,
things , tighten , tools , toxophilite , trappings , traps , trim , tug ,
turn to , undertake , use , utensils , venture upon , wade into , wage ,
whipping , winch , wind in , windlass , wingback , winker braces ,
work at , wrestler , yoke


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