tackle

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A device for grasping an object and an attached means of moving it, as a rope and hook.
2. (countable, uncountable) A block and tackle.
3. (slang, uncountable) Clothing.
4. (uncountable) Equipment (rod, reel, line, lure, etc.) used when angling.
5. (broadly, informal, uncountable) Equipment, gear, gadgetry.
6. (countable) A play where a player attempts to take control over the ball from an opponent, as in rugby or football.
7. (countable) A play where a defender brings the ball carrier to the ground.
8. (countable) Any instance in which one person intercepts another and forces them to the ground.
9. (countable, uncountable) An offensive line position between a guard and an end: offensive tackle; a person playing that position.
10. (countable, uncountable) A defensive position between two defensive ends: defensive tackle; a person playing that position.
11. (countable, slang, uncountable) The penis.

Verb

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.
3. To attempt to take away a ball.
4. To bring a ball carrier to the ground.
5. (Singapore, colloquial) To "hit on" or pursue a person that one is interested in.

Conceptes

començar

abordar

emprendre

entrada

entrar

esgotar

guarnir

immolar

matar

🔪🩸👤

sortir al pas

superar

vèncer

cordam

eixàrcia

fer una entrada

arrear

cordatge

placatge

placar

agafar

Sinònims

deal with

apparatus

undertake

harness

rigging

pulley

hoist

attack

👊

rig

take on

confront

fishing gear

grab

challenge

hook

🪝

equipment

tools

accoutrements

winch

fishing rig

windlass

wrestle with

start

approach

trimmings

block

kit

commence

begin

instruments

gear

⚙️

appliance

furniture

face

fishing tackle

fittings

utensils

capture

calm

attach

butcher

burton

assuage

broadside

bring up

assault

cut down

breakdown

criticize

crash into

Traduccions

abordar

aanpakken

affrontare

aparejo

tacler

Flaschenzug

emprender

aan komen lopen

paranco

Gerät

palan

aborder

in Angriff nehmen

Tackling

affronter

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈtækəl/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: takel

Cognat amb neerlandès mitjà: taken

Cognat amb danès: takkel

Cognat amb suec: tackel

In summary

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.