Tackle Definition
tăkəl
tackled, tackles, tackling
noun
tackles
Apparatus; equipment; gear.
Fishing tackle.
Webster's New World
A rope and pulley block, or a system of ropes and pulleys, used to lower, raise, or move various objects.
Webster's New World
The act or an instance of tackling, as in football.
Webster's New World
The act of stopping an opposing player carrying the ball, especially by forcing the opponent to the ground, as in football or Rugby.
American Heritage
The act of obstructing a player in order to cause loss of possession of the ball, as in soccer.
American Heritage
verb
tackled, tackles, tackling
To fasten by means of tackle.
Webster's New World
To stop an opponent who is carrying the ball, esp. by knocking or throwing the opponent to the ground.
Webster's New World
To take hold of; seize.
Webster's New World
To knock or throw someone to the ground.
Webster's New World
To obstruct (a player with the ball) in order to cause loss of possession of the ball.
American Heritage
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Origin of Tackle
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From Middle English takel (“gear, apparatus"), from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German takel (“ship's rigging"), perhaps related to Middle Dutch taken (“to grasp, seize"). Akin to Danish takkel (“tackle"), Swedish tackel (“tackle"). More at take.
From Wiktionary
Middle English takel from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German perhaps akin to Middle Dutch taken to seize, grasp
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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