Found 3 items, similar to Tackle.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: tackle
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: tackle
tackle
n 1: the person who plays that position on a football team;
“the
right tackle is a straight A student”
2: gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and
sails [syn:
rigging]
3: gear used in fishing [syn:
fishing gear,
fishing tackle,
fishing rig,
rig]
4: a position on the line of scrimmage;
“it takes a big man to
play tackle”
5: (American football) grasping an opposing player with the
intention of stopping by throwing to the ground
tackle
v 1: accept as a challenge;
“I'll tackle this difficult task”
[syn:
undertake,
take on]
2: put a harness;
“harness the horse” [syn:
harness] [ant:
unharness]
3: seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries
the ball
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Tackle
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
.
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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.
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Note: In Chaucer, it denotes usually an arrow or arrows.
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3. (Naut.) The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any
purchase where more than one block is used.
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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.
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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.
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2. To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to
tackle a horse into a coach or wagon. [Colloq.]
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3. To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler
tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game.
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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.
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4. (Football) To cause the ball carrier to fall to the
ground, thus ending the forward motion of the ball and the
play.
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5. To begin to deal with; as, to tackle the problem.
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