Noun
a box for fishing tackle
He made two tackles in the first half. Verb
The police officer tackled him as he tried to escape.
He was tackled at the line of scrimmage.
I'll tackle my homework later.
We found new ways to tackle the problem.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Martínez entered in the 97th minute Sunday and scored from Giovani Lo Celso's perfect pass after Leandro Paredes stripped the ball from a Colombian with a sliding tackle near the center stripe.—CBS News, 15 July 2024 Hunter was third on the team in tackles (69) and second in tackles for loss (11) behind edge rusher Tre’Mon Morris-Brash.—Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2024
Verb
These models are heftier and are primed to tackle your high pile carpet and rugs.—Sarah Madaus, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2024 Naushad Ahmed, a burly, middle-class mechanic who owns an auto repair shop on a flood-prone stretch of LBS Road, wondered how the city could deploy resources for the Ambani wedding but fail to tackle basic infrastructure.—Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 16 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for tackle
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English takel; akin to Middle Dutch takel ship's rigging
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