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Tackle   /tˈækəl/   Listen
Tackle

verb
(past & past part. tackled; pres. part. tackling)
1.
Accept as a challenge.  Synonyms: take on, undertake.
2.
Put a harness.  Synonym: harness.  Antonym: unharness.
3.
Seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball.
noun
1.
The person who plays that position on a football team.
2.
Gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails.  Synonym: rigging.
3.
Gear used in fishing.  Synonyms: fishing gear, fishing rig, fishing tackle, rig.
4.
(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage.
5.
(American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground.



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— London's Underworld • Thomas Holmes
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— The Cattle-Baron's Daughter • Harold Bindloss
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— The 2007 CIA World Factbook • United States
... exclaimed. "No! I never could fight him. I wouldn't dare bite his nose. He's far, far too big for me to tackle." ...
— The Tale of Master Meadow Mouse • Arthur Scott Bailey
... the way the wind blows. But you preferred to tackle the job yourself. I am certainly ...
— The Case and The Girl • Randall Parrish


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