Found 3 items, similar to Tackle.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: tackle antamer, cegatan, katrol
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 . [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] 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]