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tack·le 
[tak-uhl or, for 2–4, tey-kuhl] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -led, -ling.
[tak-uhl or, for 2–4, tey-kuhl] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -led, -ling. –noun
–verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | equipment, apparatus, or gear, esp. for fishing: fishing tackle. |
| 2. | a mechanism or apparatus, as a rope and block or a combination of ropes and blocks, for hoisting, lowering, and shifting objects or materials; purchase. |
| 3. | any system of leverage using several pulleys. |
| 4. | Nautical. the gear and running rigging for handling a ship or performing some task on a ship. |
| 5. | an act of tackling, as in football; a seizing, grasping, or bringing down. |
| 6. | Football.
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| 7. | (formerly) tack1 (def. 8). |
| 8. | to undertake to handle, master, solve, etc.: to tackle a difficult problem. |
| 9. | to deal with (a person) on some problem, issue, etc. |
| 10. | to harness (a horse). |
| 11. | Football. to seize, stop, or throw down (a ball-carrier). |
| 12. | 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. |
| 13. | to seize suddenly, esp. in order to stop. |
| 14. | Football. to tackle an opponent having the ball. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| tack·le
(tāk'əl) Pronunciation Key
n.
v. tack·led, tack·ling, tack·les v. tr.
v. intr. Sports To tackle an opponent in possession of the ball. [Middle English takel, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German; perhaps akin to Middle Dutch taken, to seize, grasp.] tack'ler n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
tackle (n.)
tackle (n.)
c.1250, "apparatus, gear," from M.Du. or M.L.G. takel "the rigging of a ship," perhaps related to M.Du. taken "grasp, seize" (see take), or perhaps from root of tack (1). Meaning "apparatus for fishing" is recorded from 1398. The noun meaning "act of tackling" in the sporting sense is recorded from 1876 (see tackle (v.)); as the name of a position in Amer. football, it is recorded from 1891.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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tackle (v.)
tackle (v.)
c.1340, "entangle, involve," from tackle (n.). Sense of "to furnish (a ship) with tackles" is from c.1400; meaning "to harness a horse" is recorded from 1714. The meaning "lay hold of, come to grips with, attack" is attested from 1828, described by Webster that year as "a common popular use of the word in New England, though not elegant;" fig. sense of "try to deal with" (a task or problem) is from 1840. The verb in the sporting sense first recorded 1884.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| tackle | |
noun | |
| 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] |
| 4. | (American football) 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 |
verb | |
| 1. | accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task" [syn: undertake] |
| 2. | put a harness; "harness the horse" [syn: harness] [ant: unharness] |
| 3. | seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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. 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. Note: In Chaucer, it denotes usually an arrow or arrows. 3. (Naut.) The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used. 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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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. 2. To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to tackle a horse into a coach or wagon. [Colloq.] 3. To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game. 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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