tackle
31tackle*/ — [ˈtæk(ə)l] verb [T] I 1) to deal with a problem Governments have failed to tackle the question of homelessness.[/ex] 2) to try to take the ball from an opponent in a game such as football 3) to talk to someone about something that they have done… …
32tackle — tack•le [[t]ˈtæk əl[/t]] for 2 4 [[t]ˈteɪ kəl[/t]] n. v. led, ling 1) equipment or gear, esp. for fishing: fishing tackle[/ex] 2) bui any system of leverage using pulleys, as a combination of ropes and blocks as for hoisting or lowering objects… …
33tackle — 1. noun a) A system of ropes and blocks used to increase the force applied to the free end of the rope. ... nbsp;an illuminated license plate frame bearing his likeness, signature, and yellow number 24. That theres a real nice piece of tackle.… …
34Tackle — Recorded in a wide variety of spellings including Tackle, Tackel, Tickell, Tockell, Tocknell, and Tokell, this is a surname of Olde English pre 10th century origins. It is locational and is believed to derive from the village of Ticknall, in the… …
35tackle — Synonyms and related words: accept, accouterments, amateur athlete, apparatus, appliances, appointments, approach, appurtenances, archer, armament, assume, athlete, attack, attempt, attend to, back band, backstrap, bag and baggage, baggage,… …
36tackle — I Mawdesley Glossary he wur tackle he was a rum amusing person. II Gullah Words n and v tackle, tackles, tackled, tackling; arraign, hold accountable …
37tackle — n. fishing tackle * * * [ tæk(ə)l] fishing tackle …
38tackle — ta·ckle s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS sport nel calcio, contrasto tra due giocatori per la conquista del pallone {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1953. ETIMO: der. di (to) tackle afferrare . POLIREMATICHE: tackle scivolato: loc.s.m. TS sport …
39tackle — See: flying tackle •• to take firm direct and positive action in dealing with a threat or obstacle tackle …
40tackle — n British 1. a short form of the humorous euphe mism wedding tackle (the male genitals). Tackle alone was used in this sense from the 18th century, if not earlier. 2. heroin. An item of prison slang …
