tackle
//ˈtækəl//
Forms
- Plural
- tackles
- present (v1)
- tackle
- past (v2)
- tackled
- past participle (v3)
- tackled
- present participle
- tackling
- 3rd person singular
- tackles
Definitions
1.A device for grasping an object and an attached means of moving it, as a rope and hook.
2.Clothing.(slang)
3.Equipment (rod, reel, line, lure, etc.) used when angling.
4.A block and tackle.
1.To force a person to the ground with the weight of one's own body, usually by jumping on top or slamming one's weight into them.
2.To face or deal with, attempting to overcome or fight down.
- Have you tackled them about paying for it?
- The government's measures to tackle crime were insufficient.
- The work on Bridge 22, over Hemming Street, is being tackled first; it was started in January and should be finished by Whitsun.
3.To attempt to take away a ball.
4.To bring a ball carrier to the ground.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3859
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Middle English takel (“gear, apparatus”), from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German takel (“ship's rigging”), perhaps related to Middle Dutch taken (“to grasp, seize”).
Akin to Danish takkel (“tackle”), Swedish tackel (“tackle”).
More at take.