tackle
Meaning
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- A device for grasping an object and an attached means of moving it, as a rope and hook.
- A block and tackle.
- (slang) Clothing.
- Equipment (rod, reel, line, lure, etc.) used when angling.
- (informal) Equipment, gear, gadgetry.
- A play where a player attempts to take control over the ball from an opponent, as in rugby or football.
- A play where a defender brings the ball carrier to the ground.
- Any instance in which one person intercepts another and forces them to the ground.
- An offensive line position between a guard and an end: offensive tackle; a person playing that position.
- A defensive position between two defensive ends: defensive tackle; a person playing that position.
- (slang) A man's genitalia.
Synonyms
fishing gear
fishing tackle
wrestle with
fishing rig
crash into
embark on
hitch on
hook on
quiten
shoot dead
strive for
get even with
make effort
engage in a bout
contend for
pulley block
get to grips
lifting hook
grab hook
pipe hanger
block sheave
purchase tackle
travelling trolley
lift hook
drop-hanger
drop hanger
suspension hook
sheave pulley
block and falls
put between
address
catch hold of
collide with
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtækəl/
Etymology
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.
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