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tackle

English

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

Spanish

  1. 🔊 placaje tackle
  2. 🔊 tackle tackle
  3. 🔊 tackleo tackle
  4. 🔊 placar to tackle
  5. 🔊 tacklear to tackle
  6. 🔊 taclear to tackle
  7. 🔊 abordar to tackle, to deal with, to confront, to approach, to grapple with (e.g. a problem, a challenge)

Similar words

fishing gear fishing tackle fishing rig rig rigging harness undertake take on accept accouterments amateur athlete apparatus appliances appointments approach appurtenances archer armament assume athlete attack attempt attend to back band