Definition of tackle
1 : a set of the equipment used in a particular activity : gear fishing tackle
2a : a ship's riggingb : an assemblage of ropes and pulleys arranged to gain mechanical advantage for hoisting and pulling
3a : the act or an instance of tacklingb (1) : either of two offensive football players positioned on each side of the center and between guard and end (2) : either of two football players positioned on the inside of a defensive line
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Examples of tackle in a Sentence
a box for fishing tackle
He made two tackles in the first half.
Recent Examples of tackle from the Web
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Defensive tackle Larry Gillard was declared ineligible for receiving impermissible benefits.
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Jones leads all returning SEC defenders in tackles (109) and tackles for loss (15.5).
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Wasielewski will again line up at offensive tackle and defensive end, providing the Rams offense with a dependable blocker and the defense with a dangerous pass rusher.
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UW officials announced Tuesday that McIntosh, a Pewaukee native who was an All-American offensive tackle under Barry Alvarez, has been promoted to deputy athletic director.
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Alexis’s athletic history amounted to the level of a very gangly defensive tackle for Howard High School in Ellicott City, Maryland, far more interested in science fairs and programming and building Web sites.
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Sports Illustrated media reporter Richard Deitsch has a media roundtable of gay sportswriters about their issues in light of the fantastic Cyd Ziegler piece on OutSports.com about former Patriots/Chiefs offensive tackle Ryan O’Callagahan.
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Wilmar Roldan sent off a Cameroon defender more than three minutes after a high tackle on a German opponent and only after his own case of mistaken identity.
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Their biggest offseason acquisition, Russell Okung, plays left tackle.
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Origin and Etymology of tackle
Middle English takel; akin to Middle Dutch takel ship's rigging
tackle
Definition of tackle
tackled
;tackling
play \-k(ə-)liŋ\transitive verb
1a : to seize, take hold of, or grapple with especially with the intention of stopping or subduingb : to seize and throw down or stop (an opposing player with the ball) in football
2 : to set about dealing with tackle the problem
3 : to attach or secure with or as if with tackle
intransitive verb
: to tackle an opposing player in football
Examples of tackle in a Sentence
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 of tackle from the Web
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Few post-war Italian historians ever tackled the massacre.
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The Republicans will have to tackle it and face the costs — or no one will.
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In the meantime, businesses, lobbyists and the public are still waiting to see how, or if, lawmakers will tackle the larger problem of the deficit.
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Jeely, a YouTuber who tackled this challenge previously through those peel-off masks and foundation, just took another stab at the 100 layers challenge through... bubble masks!
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Adams is credited with convincing Pence to implement a needle exchange program that both men were originally skeptical of in order to tackle the prescription painkiller and heroin overdose crisis, which has hit Indiana particularly hard.
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In the photo on the left, the women are clad in scrubs and look ready to tackle a day's work.
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The jewelry story unfolds like a triptych, allowing Choisne to tackle the subject from a variety of angles.
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This Foreo Bright Eyes Set is another good pick: The balm and massaging tool tackle puffiness and dark circles so that your eyes can be as bright as your outlook.
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First Known Use of tackle
1600
TACKLE Defined for English Language Learners
tackle
Definition of tackle for English Language Learners
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: to forcefully seize (someone) and cause that person to fall to the ground
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American football or rugby : to force (the player with the ball) to fall to the ground
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soccer, field hockey, etc. : to try to get the ball from (an opposing player who has it)
TACKLE Defined for Kids
Definition of tackle for Students
tackled
;tackling
1 : to seize and throw (a person) to the ground
2 : to begin working on I decided to tackle the job.
Definition of tackle for Students
1 : a set of special equipment fishing tackle
2 : an arrangement of ropes and wheels for hoisting or pulling something heavy
3 : an act of seizing and throwing a person to the ground
4 : a football player positioned on the line of scrimmage
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