Main Entry:

²tackle

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

tack·led; tack·ling \-k(ə-)liŋ\

Date:

1600

transitive verb1: to attach or secure with or as if with tackle2 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 football3: to set about dealing with <tackle the problem>intransitive verb: to tackle an opposing player in football

— tack·ler \-k(ə-)lər\ noun