tackle

  • 41tackle — /ˈtækəl / (say takuhl) noun 1. equipment, apparatus, or gear, especially for fishing. 2. a mechanism or apparatus, as a rope and block or a combination of ropes and blocks, for hoisting, lowering, and shifting objects or materials: *The cellars,… …

  • 42tackle — See: FLYING TACKLE …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 43tackle — See: FLYING TACKLE …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 44tackle — 1) the gear used by an angler or a commercial fisher to catch fish 2) to fish with a net (Newfoundland) 3) to catch with fishing tackle …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 45Tackle — At tackle betegner i fodboldterminologi det at foretage en tackling …

    Danske encyklopædi

  • 46tackle — noun 1》 the equipment required for a task or sport. 2》 a mechanism consisting of ropes, pulley blocks, and hooks for lifting heavy objects.     ↘the running rigging and pulleys used to work a boat s sails. 3》 (in sport) an act of tackling an… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 47tackle — Noun. The male genitals. Implying their usefulness as equipment to complete a task. Cf. wedding tackle …

    English slang and colloquialisms

  • 48tackle —   1. Seize. Lawelawe lima, lālau lima, lālau.   2. Apparatus. Hoa wa a (canoe rigging).     Fishing tackle, lako lawai a …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 49tackle — The rigging and pulleys employed on a vessel in operating the sails; a part of the ship as a going concern. 48 Am 32d Ship § 36. Equipment for an expedition or outing, such as a fishing trip. See block and tackle …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 50Tackle board — 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,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English