tackle

Definition of tackle in English English dictionary: Penis; A system of ropes and blocks used to increase the force applied to the free end of the rope; A person playing that position; The defensive positions between two ends, defensive tackle; A play where a defender brings the ball carrier to the ground; to bring a ball carrier to the ground; Equipment (rod, reel, line, lure, etc.) used when angling; The offensive positions between each guard and end, offensive tackle; By extension, any piece of equipment, particularly gadgetry
an illuminated license-plate frame bearing his likeness, signature, and yellow number 24. That there's a real nice piece of tackle. ....; A play where a player attempts to take control over the ball from an opponent, as in rugby or football; to attempt to take away a ball; Any instance in which one person forces another to the ground; to face or deal with attempting to overcome or fight down
The government's measures to tackle crime were insufficient.; If you tackle a difficult problem or task, you deal with it in a very determined or efficient way. The first reason to tackle these problems is to save children's lives; {f} deal with; stop, bring down (as in football); undertake; set about; Tackle is the equipment that you need for a sport or activity, especially fishing. fishing tackle; gear consisting of ropes etc supporting a ship's masts and sails; {n} ropes of a ship, instruments, a pulley; {v} to saddle, accooter, fit out, prepare; A purchase to increase pulling or hoisting power by means of a rope or line through one or more blocks; Combination of blocks and ropes used in cable logging (24); If you tackle someone, you attack them and fight them. He claims Pasolini overtook and tackled him, pushing him into the dirt; Taking a ball from an opponent; To take the ball away from a dribbler using the feet; To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game; To steal the ball from another player; A pokemon attack; the person who plays that position on a football team; "the right tackle is a straight A student"; Line rigging through and round pulleys (blocks) to increase the effect of pull applied (pronounced "tay-kly"); seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball; The equipment used in fishing; put a harness; "harness the horse"; A defensive tactic using the foot to take the ball away from an opponent; If you tackle someone about a particular matter, you speak to them honestly about it, usually in order to get it changed or done. I tackled him about how anyone could live amidst so much poverty. = confront; (American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground; Lines used with blocks in order move heavy objects; Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons; gear used in fishing; If you tackle someone in a game such as hockey or football, you try to take the ball away from them. If you tackle someone in rugby or American football, you knock them to the ground. Foley tackled the quarterback. Tackle is also a noun. a tackle by full-back Brian Burrows; {i} equipment, gear (especially for fishing); device for lifting and lowering objects; tools, implements; instance of wrestling another player to the ground (Football); (American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground a position on the line of scrimmage; "it takes a big man to play tackle"; To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to tackle a horse into a coach or wagon; An archers equipment, (possibly of Welsh origin); Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block; a position on the line of scrimmage; "it takes a big man to play tackle"; a player position on both the offensive and defensive lines; there is usually a left and right offensive tackle, and a left and right defensive tackle; See also tackling; To bring down another player, i e , to sack the quarterback is to tackle him Also an offensive position There are two tackles, one outside each guard, whose job is to block the onrushing defensive line and open up holes for a runner; An arrangement of blocks (usually two blocks) with connecting lines to increase force when a line is pulled A three-part tackle has three moving line segments between the blocks, it is also called a "luff tackle" Pronounced "Tay-k'l" Three-Part tackle; Yes, there are tackles in soccer A tackle is when a defensive player takes the ball away from an offensive player who is dribbling the ball (its more like a steal in basketball) The rule for tackling is that you can touch the ball with your foot but you can't touch the dribbling player without touching the ball first You cannot obstruct, hold or move the dribbler with your arm, hands or body There is also a sliding tackle where the defensive player will slide to take the ball away from a dribbler Sliding Tackles are NOT permitted in this league; accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task"; The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used; The act of grabbing a player who has the ball and bringing him to the ground; A purchase of ropes and blocks; The act of seizing the ballcarrier and throwing him to the ground or otherwise stopping his forward progress Also, one of the two offensive linemen positioned on either side of the center between the guard and the end; Any combination of ropes and blocks that multiplies power A single whip usually called a tackle though erroneously so classed, gives no increase of power but simply a change in direction of the power applied; A combination of blocks and line used to increase mechanical advantage; To take the ball away from an opponent by using the feet; To supply with tackle; To try to take possession of the ball from another player
tackle fall: The rope, or rather the end of the rope, of a tackle, to which the power is applied
tackle twill: A tough fabric invented and patented by R. J. Liebe. It was originally used for American football pants. As newer fabrics were created and tackle twill was replaced with other materials such as Lycra, its primary use became lettering (name and number embroidery), as on athletic apparel
tackle a problem: deal with a problem, attempt to resolve a problem
block and tackle: A system of two or more pulleys (the tackles) each enclosed by a housing (the block) with a rope or cable threaded between them, usually used to lift or pull heavy loads
block and tackle: human male external genitalia
defensive tackle: Any of a few defensive positions in the middle of the defensive line
dump tackle: A legal form of tackling when the player wraps his arms around the ball carrier's thighs and lifts him a short distance in the air before forcibly driving him to the ground
ground tackle: equipment, such as anchors, cables, or windlasses, for mooring a vessel away from a pier or other fixed moorings
offensive tackle: A lineman for the team in possession of the ball located outside one of the guard positions
shoestring tackle: A tackle made about the feet or ankle
slide tackle: a tackle to get the ball by sliding on the ground feet-first
slide-tackle: To tackle another player by sliding on the ground feet-first
spear tackle: A offensive tackle in which the tackled player is lifted up and driven into the ground head-first. This is very dangerous which can result in serious injury to the neck and spine and a suspension from the game for 15 minutes
tackler: A person who repairs weaving looms
tackles: plural form of tackle
It will take a long time for a football player to set a new record for tackles.
wedding tackle: The male genitals
tackled: {a} made of ropes, joined, accootered
tackling: {n} furniture, implements, a harness
defensive tackle: Defensive tackle (DT) is a position on the field in American football. Defensive Tackles are typically the largest and strongest of the defensive players
sliding tackle: A tackle in soccer in which the defender leaps forward or slides and extends a leg in order to disrupt the play or get possession of the ball. At some levels of play, sliding tackles are illegal
block and tackle: n. An apparatus of pulley blocks and ropes or cables used for hauling and hoisting heavy objects. a piece of equipment with wheels and ropes, used for lifting heavy things. Combination of pulleys with a rope or cable, commonly used to augment pulling force. Two or more of the pulleys are attached to a fixed block, and the remaining pulleys are free to move as well as rotate. A block and tackle can be used to lift heavy weights or to exert large forces in any direction. Higher force ratios may be obtained by the use of more pulleys, but this advantage may be offset by increased friction
block and tackle: A combination of one or more blocks and the associated tackle necessary to give a mechanical advantage Useful for lifting heavy loads
block and tackle: pulley blocks with associated rope or cable
block and tackle: The rope and pulley assembly used to obtain a mechanical advantage for hoisting or pulling
block and tackle: A lifting device consisting of one or more pulley blocks reeved with chains, wire ropes, or fibre ropes used solely for raising and lowering a load or moving a load horizontally
block and tackle: a kind of two-part pulley system that contains one rope wound around two separate sets of pulleys
fish tackle: {i} tackle or gear for fishing an anchor
fishing tackle: Fishing tackle consists of all the equipment that is used in the sport of fishing, such as fishing rods, lines, hooks, and bait
flying tackle: a way of stopping someone from running by putting your arms around their legs and making them fall over
rugby tackle: To rugby tackle someone means to make them fall over by throwing your arms around their legs or hips. He rugby tackled her and stole her bag He was rugby tackled by a policeman after breaking through police lines
rugby tackle: A rugby tackle is a way of making someone fall over by throwing your arms around their legs or hips
tackled: Made of ropes tacked together
tackled: past of tackle
tackler: A footballer who tackles another
tackler: {i} one who tackles; one who seizes an opposing player and wrestles him to the ground (Football)
tackler: a football player who tackles the ball carrier
tackles: plural of tackle
tackles: Third-person singular indicative present tense of to tackle
tackling: the act of taking the ball away from a player by kicking or stopping it with one's feet; only a minimal amount of shoulder-to-shoulder contact, called a charge, is permitted to knock the ball carrier off balance
tackling: Holding, sinking, grabbing and pulling back a player who is "holding the ball" is not a foul who long as it is not done in a manner likely to injure the offensive player TOP
tackling: Furniture of the masts and yards of a vessel, as cordage, sails, etc
tackling: (Isa 33: 23), the ropes attached to the mast of a ship In Acts 27: 19 this word means generally the furniture of the ship or the "gear" (27: 17), all that could be removed from the ship
tackling: attempting to or taking the ball away from an opponent when both players are playing the ball with their feet
tackling: Holding, sinking grabbing and pulling back a player who is "holding the ball" is not a foul so long as it is not done in manner likely to injure the offensive player
tackling: Trying to dispossess an opponent of the ball by using the feet or a shoulder charge
tackling: The straps and fixures adjusted to an animal, by which he draws a carriage, or the like; harness
tackling: Instruments of action; as, fishing tackling
tackling: Holding, sinking, grabbing and pulling back a player who is "holding the ball" is not a foul so long as it is not done in manner likely to injure the offensive player
tackling: present participle of tackle
tackling: taking the bull by the horns
tackling: holding, sinking, grabbing and pulling back a player who is "holding the ball " This is not a foul so long as it is not done in a manner likely to injure the offensive player
tackling: contacting a ball carrier to cause him to touch the ground with any part of his body except his hands, thereby ending the play

tackle

Hyphenation

tack·le

Turkish pronunciation

täkıl

Synonyms

accouterment, apparatus, appliance, gear, goods, habiliments, hook, impedimenta, implements, line, machinery, materiel, outfit, paraphernalia, rig

Antonyms

avoid, dodge, forget, idle, neglect

Pronunciation

/ˈtakəl/ /ˈtækəl/

Etymology

[ 'ta-k&l, naut often ] (noun.) 13th century. From Middle English takel (“gear, apparatus”), from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German takel (“ship's rigging”), perhaps related to Middle Dutch taken (“to grasp, seize”). Akin to Danish takkel (“tackle”), Swedish tackel (“tackle”). More at take.