tackle /takˈl/

1. The ropes, rigging, etc of a ship (nautical) /tākˈl/
2. Tools, gear, weapons, equipment (for sports, etc)
3. Ropes, etc for raising heavy weights
4. A pulley
5. The act of gripping
6. An act of tackling (football)
7. A player positioned on the outside of a guard on the line of scrimmage (American football)
8. (also wedding tackle) the male genitalia (vulgar sl)

1. To seize or take hold of
2. To grapple with
3. To come to grips with
4. To begin to deal in earnest with
5. To confront, encounter, challenge
6. To harness

To seize and stop or (football) intercept (a player who has possession of the ball) in an effort to get the ball away

tackled /takˈld/ adjective

1. Fitted with harness or tackle
2. Made of ropes (Shakespeare)

tackˈler noun

tackˈling noun

1. Furniture or apparatus belonging to the masts, yards, etc, of a ship
2. Harness for drawing a carriage
3. Tackle or instruments
4. Grappling

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