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tackle

/ˈtækəl/  ·  say it: TAK·uhl

to make determined efforts to deal with

In Actions & Behavior

In more detail

1. (noun) equipment or gear used for a sport or activity, especially fishing

2. (noun) the act of trying to stop an opponent in sports like football by knocking them down

3. (verb) to try to stop an opponent in sports by knocking them down

4. (verb) to start dealing with a problem or difficult task

Examples

• 1. He organized his fishing tackle neatly in the boat.
• 2. The player made a good tackle to prevent a goal.
• 3. The defender tackled the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage.

Nearby in Actions & Behavior

endure, overcome, surmount, evade, elude, circumvent