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tackle English

Meaning tackle meaning

What does tackle mean?
Definitions in simple English

tackle Verb

— If you tackle a problem, issue, question, etc., you try to solve it. We want an executive who solves problems and tackles issues. — If you tackle a person, you jump on them and pull them to the ground, usually in sports such as American football. — If you tackle a person in soccer, you take the ball from them.

tackle Noun

— A tackle is an attempt to pull somebody to the ground, usually in sports such as American football. Gaines Adams put constant pressure on the Atlanta quarterback and finished the game with six tackles and two sacks. Briggs leads the team with 31 solo tackles. — A tackle is an attempt to take the ball from somebody in sports such as soccer. — A tackle is a position in American football (see diagram below). Georgia defensive tackle Kade Weston has been out the past two games with an injured knee. He was by far the best left tackle to have played the game in the 24 years. — Fishing tackle is the equipment used to catch fish. He gathered his camp supplies including fishing tackle. He pulled out shotguns and rifles in padded cases, fishing rods, and a tackle box. — A block and tackle is a system of ropes and pulleys used to lift heavy weights.

tackle

— verb accept as a challenge I'll tackle this difficult task — noun the person who plays that position on a football team the right tackle is a straight A student — noun (American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground — noun (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage it takes a big man to play tackle — verb seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball — verb (= harness) put a harness harness the horse — noun (= fishing gear) gear used in fishing — noun (= rigging) gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails

Synonyms tackle synonyms

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tackle English » English

deal with apparatus undertake rigging harness take on rig pulley hoist attack tools hook grab fishing gear equipment confront challenge wrestle with windlass winch utensils trimmings start kit instruments gear furniture fittings fishing tackle fishing rig face commence block begin approach appliance accoutrements wrestle work at win over weaken wage victual vanquish utensil use up treat travelling trolley trappings tranquilize

Topics tackle topics

What do people use tackle to talk about?
Work and occupation Hunt and fish Fishing

Fishing equipment
Work and occupation Tool

Lifting tool

Conjugation tackle conjugation

How do you conjugate tackle?

tackle · verb

Examples tackle examples

How do I use tackle in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Let's tackle these problems one at a time.
Sooner or later, we'll have to tackle the problem in earnest.
Tom seems to be unwilling to tackle the problem.
Could you tackle this?
This is my tackle box.
Grab your fishing pole and tackle box and let's go fishing.
Health groups have called for an urgent summit to tackle alcohol-fuelled violence, which has reached epidemic proportions throughout the country.

Movie subtitles

Are you too busy to tackle Speigleman? Why?
Do you remember those boyhood days when going to college was greater than going to congress and you'd rather be Right Tackle than President?
Well Ryan it appears to me you gentlemen are ready, to tackle almost anything to earn an honest dollar.
How did you ever tackle that baby?
How's the best way to tackle this?
She'd struck her head on a heavy piece of ship's tackle.
You thought Thursby would tackle Miles and one of them would go down.
When Thursby wouldn't tackle him you borrowed his gun and did it yourself, right?
I brought along some good fishing tackle.
You'd never get the Macaronis to tackle a job like that, not for love nor money.
Stand by your boat tackle!
Tackle.
HE'D TACKLE A JAP THREE TIMES HIS SIZE.
WANT TO TACKLE IT?
That tackle will cost you 15 yards.
You're supposed to tackle the man with the ball, understand?
You'll find a ladder and I'll get the block and tackle.
How did you ever tackle that baby? - Well, Mr. Denham got him.
I admire your courage, your wit, and the daring with which you tackle your problems.
A terrific part? But it's so terrific that unless Davis gets some food in him he'd be too weak to tackle it.
You thought Thursby would tackle Miles and one would go down.
When Thursby wouldn't tackle him you took his gun and did it yourself, right?
That's one of the babies Sculley wanted me to tackle.
At the arduous southern slope we tackle heights of thousands of metres each day.
Give the ball to pantywaist off left tackle.
If you were the district attorney, how would you tackle him?
She had struck her head on a heavy piece of ship's tackle.
I tackled them in 1918, and I ain't afraid to tackle them now.
We have to tackle the houses.
Everybody bats you down, smacks you over the head. fills you full of stuff. and you keep right on hitting between tackle and end.
The tackle's your risk.
Get out some tackle.
He has the finest tackle from Glasgow, but the fish don't know him.
But, Sammy, how would you tackle it?
Not as far as I know. We just tackle any job we're given.
So? Fishing tackle.

News and current affairs

Let's be clear: we do need to tackle climate change.
Well-meaning US politicians have likewise shown how not to tackle global warming with subsidies and tax breaks.
Their leaders must do more to tackle entrenched domestic interests and encourage foreign competition.
NEW YORK - Amid the pressures of the global financial crisis, some ask how we can afford to tackle climate change.
FORT LAUDERDALE - At the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos last month, leading participants called for a rapid shift to cleaner energy to tackle climate change.
There is no doubt that global warming is a problem that we should tackle smartly (though our track record so far has not been encouraging).
Global problems have declined dramatically relative to the resources available to tackle them.
Second, there are solutions that can help to tackle some of these problems very cost-effectively.
Allowing citizens to choose how to donate may help to tackle corruption in countries where politicians often misappropriate ODA, while discouraging wasteful or impractical projects.
Since 1990, successive mayors promised to tackle the problem of these hundreds of thousands of feral dogs.
Regular government to government meetings will tackle these matters.
Higher prices for oil substitutes spur research into other energy technologies - research that is much needed today if we are to tackle the problems of global climate change tomorrow.
That leaves China's government with little choice other than to turn to internal demand and tackle the Four Uns head on.
For roughly the past decade, heads of state have been calling on regulators to tackle big issues, such as capital standards, along with other matters like over-the-counter derivatives and credit-ratings reforms.
But it's worth taking a closer look at the premise that banning things is the smartest way to tackle global warming.
With attention and money in scarce supply, what matters is that we first tackle the problems with the best solutions, doing the most good throughout the century.
That growth should give President Putin - if he is patient and persistent - leeway to tackle the longer term reforms his country needs if it is to become the powerful state he seeks it to be.
Obama's new National Security Strategy shows a political willingness to back an international order able to tackle these challenges.
Willingness to tackle inflation is impeded by Asia's heavy reliance on exports and external demand.
The British response should prompt other industrial economies, above all the US, to tackle their long-term fiscal weaknesses.
To tackle global food security successfully, we must change the way we treat rural development, which requires adopting a much more bottom-up approach.
The outside world can and should continue to provide assistance to help Pakistan acquire the strength and skills required to tackle modern-day terrorists.
Maybe we can tackle climate change better through less costly, more effective technology pushes.
It would be less expensive and more fruitful for America to tackle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, return to a multilateral approach, and respect the moral principles that it recommends to others.
Clearly, more resources will be needed to tackle these challenges.
While Africa's needs are relatively well known, there are challenges in scaling up aid to tackle them.

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