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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tack•le /ˈtækəl; for 2-4. ˈteɪkəl/USA pronunciation n., v., -led, -ling. n. - equipment for fishing:[uncountable]fishing tackle.
- Buildingany system for lifting or lowering objects that uses pulleys, ropes, and blocks: [countable]a heavy-duty tackle for lowering cargo.[uncountable]moving tackle into position to hoist the gear aboard.
- Nautical, Naval Terms[uncountable] the gear and ropes or rigging of a ship.
- [countable] an act of tackling, as in football.
- Sporteither of the linemen in football: [countable]One of the tackles went to his right and blocked for the running back.[uncountable]He played tackle for Illinois.
v. - to work with or begin work on (something), so as to handle or solve it:[~ + object]to tackle a problem.
- Sportto seize, stop, or throw down (a ballcarrier) in football: [~ + object]The quarterback was tackled.[no object]Our team has to tackle better.
- to seize (someone) suddenly, esp. to stop him or her:[~ + object]tackled the intruder.
tack•ler, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tack•le (tak′əl or, for 2–4, tā′kəl),USA pronunciation n., v., -led, -ling. n. - equipment, apparatus, or gear, esp. for fishing:fishing tackle.
- Buildinga mechanism or apparatus, as a rope and block or a combination of ropes and blocks, for hoisting, lowering, and shifting objects or materials;
purchase. - Buildingany system of leverage using several pulleys.
- Nautical, Naval Termsthe 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. - Sport[Football.]
- either of the linemen stationed between a guard and an end.
- the position played by this lineman.
- (formerly) tack1 (def. 8).
v.t. - 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).
- Sport[Football.]to seize, stop, or throw down (a ball-carrier).
- Sport[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, esp. in order to stop.
v.i. - Sport[Football.]to tackle an opponent having the ball.
- Middle Low German; akin to take
- Middle English takel gear, apparatus 1200–50
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