'Tackle' definitions:

Definition of 'tackle'

From: WordNet
noun
The person who plays that position on a football team; "the right tackle is a straight A student"
noun
Gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails [syn: rigging, tackle]
noun
Gear used in fishing [syn: fishing gear, tackle, fishing tackle, fishing rig, rig]
noun
(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage; "it takes a big man to play tackle"
noun
(American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground
verb
Accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task" [syn: undertake, tackle, take on]
verb
Put a harness; "harness the horse" [syn: harness, tackle] [ant: unharness]
verb
Seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball

Definition of 'Tackle'

From: GCIDE
  • Tackle \Tac"kle\ (?; sometimes improperly pronounced ?, especially by seamen), n. [OE. takel, akin to LG. & D. takel, Dan. takkel, Sw. tackel; perhaps akin to E. taw, v. t., or to take.]
  • 1. Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block, in which case the full appratus is referred to as a {block and tackle}. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons. "She to her tackle fell." --Hudibras. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: In Chaucer, it denotes usually an arrow or arrows. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Naut.) The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used. [1913 Webster]
  • Fall and tackle. See the Note under Pulley.
  • Fishing tackle. See under Fishing, a.
  • Ground tackle (Naut.), anchors, cables, etc.
  • Gun tackle, the apparatus or appliances for hauling cannon in or out.
  • Tackle fall, the rope, or rather the end of the rope, of a tackle, to which the power is applied.
  • Tack tackle (Naut.), a small tackle to pull down the tacks of the principal sails.
  • Tackle board, Tackle post (Ropemaking), a board, frame, or post, at the end of a ropewalk, for supporting the spindels, or whirls, for twisting the yarns. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Tackle'

From: GCIDE
  • Tackle \Tac"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tackled; p. pr. & vb. n. Tackling.] [Cf. LG. takeln to equip. See Tackle, n.]
  • 1. To supply with tackle. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to tackle a horse into a coach or wagon. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game. [1913 Webster]
  • The greatest poetess of our day has wasted her time and strength in tackling windmills under conditions the most fitted to insure her defeat. --Dublin Univ. Mag. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Football) To cause the ball carrier to fall to the ground, thus ending the forward motion of the ball and the play. [PJC]
  • 5. To begin to deal with; as, to tackle the problem. [PJC]

Definition of 'tackle'

From: GCIDE
  • tackle \tac"kle\ n. (Football)
  • 1. An act of tackling[4]; as, brought down by a tackle by a lineman. [PJC]
  • 2. (Football) One of two linemen on a football team, occupying a position between the guard and an end; also, the position played by such a tackle. [PJC]

Synonyms of 'tackle'

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