tackle

²tackle

verb

tack·ledtack·ling\-k(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of TACKLE

transitive verb

1

: to attach or secure with or as if with tackle

2

a : to seize, take hold of, or grapple with especially with the intention of stopping or subduing b : to seize and throw down or stop (an opposing player with the ball) in football

3

: to set about dealing with <tackle the problem>

intransitive verb

: to tackle an opposing player in football

— tack·ler \-k(ə-)lər\ noun

Examples of TACKLE

1. The police officer tackled him as he tried to escape.
2. He was tackled at the line of scrimmage.
3. I'll tackle my homework later.
4. We found new ways to tackle the problem.

First Known Use of TACKLE

1600

Related to TACKLE

Synonyms: dive (into), attack, wade (in or into)

Related Words: address, approach, face; buckle (down to), concentrate (on), focus (on), knuckle down (to), zero (in on); fall (to), pitch in, plunge (in), settle (down); pursue, take up, undertake

Near Antonyms: avoid, evade, shun; dally, dawdle, dillydally, fiddle (around), fool, idle, lag, mess, monkey (around), play, poke, potter (around), putter (around), trifle

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Rhymes with TACKLE

cackle, crackle, hackle, shackle