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

wed /wed/ (Scot wad /wöd/)

1. To marry
2. To join in marriage
3. To unite closely
4. To wager (obsolete)

To marry

A pledge, security

weddˈed adjective

1. Married
2. Of or relating to marriage
3. Closely joined
4. Persistently devoted

weddˈing noun

1. Marriage
2. Marriage ceremony

wedding anniversary noun

The anniversary of one's wedding day

wedding band noun (chiefly N American)

A wedding ring

wedding bed noun

The bridal bed

wedding breakfast noun

A meal served after a wedding

wedding cake noun

A highly decorated cake served at a wedding, and also divided among absent friends

wedding cards plural noun

Cards announcing a wedding, sent to friends

wedding day noun

1. The day of marriage
2. Its anniversary

wedding dower noun

A dowry

wedding dress noun

A bride's dress

wedding favour noun

1. A white rosette formerly worn by men at a wedding
2. A small gift given to guests at a wedding

wedding finger noun

The ring finger

wedding garment noun

A garment worn at a wedding

wedding march noun

Music in march time played as the bride's party enters the church and at the close of a marriage ceremony

wedding ring noun

1. A usu plain, gold ring given by the groom to the bride at a wedding
2. A ring of the same or similar type given reciprocally by the bride to the groom

wedding tackle see tackle

penny-wedding see under penny

silver, ruby, golden or diamond wedding or wedding anniversary

The celebrations of the 25th, 40th, 50th and 60th anniversaries of a wedding respectively

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