tackle

tack·le

 (tăk′əl)

n.

1. The equipment used in a particular activity, especially in fishing; gear.

2.

a. (often tā′kəl) Nautical A system of ropes and blocks for raising and lowering weights of rigging and pulleys for applying tension.

b. A rope and its pulley.

3. Sports

a. The act of stopping an opposing player carrying the ball, especially by forcing the opponent to the ground, as in football or Rugby.

b. The act of obstructing a player in order to cause loss of possession of the ball, as in soccer.

4. Football

a. One of two offensive linemen positioned between the guard and the end on either side of the ball.

b. One of two defensive linemen positioned to the inside of either end.

c. Tackle football.

v. tack·led, tack·ling, tack·les

v.tr. Sports

1. To grab hold of and wrestle with (an opponent).

2. Sports

a. To stop (an opponent carrying the ball), especially by forcing the opponent to the ground.

b. To obstruct (a player with the ball) in order to cause loss of possession of the ball.

3. To engage or deal with: tackle a perplexing problem.

4. To harness (a horse).

v.intr. Sports

To tackle an opponent in possession of the ball.

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[Middle English takel, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German; perhaps akin to Middle Dutch taken, to seize, grasp.]

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tack′ler n.

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tackle

(ˈtækəl; ˈteɪkəl)

n

1. (Mechanical Engineering) any mechanical system for lifting or pulling, esp an arrangement of ropes and pulleys designed to lift heavy weights

2. the equipment required for a particular occupation, etc: fishing tackle.

3. (Nautical Terms) nautical the halyards and other running rigging aboard a vessel

4. slang a man's genitals

5. (General Sporting Terms) sport a physical challenge to an opponent, as to prevent his progress with the ball

6. (American Football) American football a defensive lineman

vb

7. (tr) to undertake (a task, problem, etc)

8. (tr) to confront (a person, esp an opponent) with a difficult proposition

9. (General Sporting Terms) sport (esp in football games) to challenge (an opponent) with a tackle

[C13: related to Middle Low German takel ship's rigging, Middle Dutch taken to take]

ˈtackler n

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tack•le

(ˈtæk əl; for 2-4 ˈteɪ kəl)

n., v. -led, -ling. n.

1. equipment or gear, esp. for fishing: fishing tackle.

2. any system of leverage using pulleys, as a combination of ropes and blocks as for hoisting or lowering objects.

3. the gear and running rigging of a ship.

4. an act of tackling, as in football.

5. either of the linemen stationed between a guard and an end in football.

v.t.

6. to undertake to handle, master, solve, etc.: to tackle a problem.

7. to deal with (a person) on some problem, issue, etc.

8. to seize, stop, or throw down (a ballcarrier) in football.

9. to seize suddenly, esp. in order to stop.

10. to harness (a horse).

v.i.

11. to tackle a ballcarrier in football.

[1225–75; Middle English takel gear, apparatus < Middle Low German; akin to take]

tack′ler, n.

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tackle

Past participle: tackled
Gerund: tackling

Imperative

tackle

tackle

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tackle - the person who plays that position on a football team; "the right tackle is a straight A student" lineman - one of the players on the line of scrimmage
	2.	tackle - gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails rigging appurtenance, paraphernalia, gear - equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
	3.	tackle - gear used in fishing       fishing gear, fishing rig, fishing tackle, rig bobber, bobfloat, cork, bob - a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line fishhook - a sharp barbed hook for catching fish fishing line - a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached fishing pole, fishing rod - a rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line gaff - an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish appurtenance, paraphernalia, gear - equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. gig - a cluster of hooks (without barbs) that is drawn through a school of fish to hook their bodies; used when fish are not biting harpoon - a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it landing net - a bag-shaped fishnet on a long handle to take a captured fish from the water reel - winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod fishgig, fizgig, gig, lance, spear - an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish spinner - fisherman's lure; revolves when drawn through the water
	4.	tackle - (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage; "it takes a big man to play tackle" lineman - (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage football team, eleven - a team that plays football
	5.	tackle - (American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground American football, American football game - a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the opponents goal line in a series of (running or passing) plays football play - (American football) a play by the offensive team
Verb	1.	tackle - accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task" undertake, take on face, face up, confront - deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes" rise - exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion"
	2.	tackle - put a harness; "harness the horse" harness animal husbandry - breeding and caring for farm animals attach - cause to be attached inspan - attach a yoke or harness to; "inspan the draft animals"
	3.	tackle - seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal aggress, attack - take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"

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tackle

verb

1. deal with, take on, set about, wade into, get stuck into (informal), sink your teeth into, apply yourself to, come or get to grips with We need to tackle these problems and save people's lives.

2. undertake, deal with, attempt, try, begin, essay, engage in, embark upon, get stuck into (informal), turn your hand to, have a go or stab at (informal) My husband is quite good at DIY and wants to tackle the job himself.

3. confront, speak to, face up to, question, cross-examine, accost, remonstrate with, waylay I tackled him about how he could tolerate such behaviour.

4. intercept, block, bring down, stop, challenge He tackled the quarter-back.

5. grab, stop, throw, seize, halt, grasp, clutch, take hold of The man tackled him, pushing him into the dirt.

noun

1. block, stop, challenge a tackle by a full-back

2. gear, equipment, kit, apparatus, tools, implements, outfit, trappings, paraphernalia, accoutrements fishing tackle

3. rig, rigging, apparatus I finally hoisted him up with a block and tackle.

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tackle

noun

Things needed for a task, journey, or other purpose:

accouterment (often used in plural), apparatus, equipment, gear, material (used in plural), materiel, outfit, paraphernalia, rig, thing (used in plural), turnout.

verb

1. To take upon oneself:

assume, incur, shoulder, take on, take over, undertake.

2. To start work on vigorously:

attack, go at, sail in, wade in (or into).

Idiom: hop to it.

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Translations

جِهاز، مَعَدّاتحِبال السَّفينَه وتَوابِعُهامَجْموعَه من البَكَر والحِبالمُعالَجَهيُعَالِجُ

atakovatchytitdotazovat sekladkostrojnáčiní

tackletacklingudstyrgribe fat ihejseværk

angehenFlaschenzugpackenTauwerkZweikampf

αντιμετωπίζωμαρκάρισμαμαρκάρω

abordaracometeragarraraparejosasir

taklaustarttua toimeen

abattreaborderappareil de levagegarnituregréement

odlučno prionuti poslupokušaj preuzimanja lopte

csigasoremelõ csigasorhajókötélzetmegbirkózikszerel

fást viî, kljást viîreiîi, reiîabúnaîur; allur búnaîur skipstakast á viîtakla, tæklatalía, blökk; talíu-/blakkarútbúnaîur

affrontareattrezzaturaparancoplaccaggioplaccare

タックル取り組む

(문제에) 착수하다태클

bandyti atkovoti kamuolį išbandyti nutvertibandyti perimti kamuolį išbandyti spręstipulti gaudyti

aizturētbloķēšanabloķētķertkomplekts

aanpakkentackle

takletaklingtaljefiskeutstyrredskap

szarżaszarżować

enfrentarplacagem

оборудованиеприниматьсяснасть

kladkostrojnáčinietakelážzloženie hráča

lotiti sepotezapriborprijemzgrabiti

redskaptackla

จัดการ

donanımele almakhalat takımıhalletmekpalanga

hành động cảnxử lý

处理抓住抢球滑车滑车索具

tackle

[ˈtækl]

A. N

1. (= lifting gear) → aparejo m, polea f; (= ropes) → jarcia f, cordaje m

2. (= equipment) → equipo m, avíos mpl (fig) (= bits and pieces) → cosas fpl, trastos mpl (also fishing tackle) → equipo m de pesca

3. (Ftbl) → entrada f (Rugby) → placaje m
flying tackle → placaje m en el aire

B. VT

1. (= attempt to deal with) [+ problem] → abordar, enfrentar; [+ task] → enfrentar, emprender
firemen tackled the blaze → los bomberos lucharon contra las llamas
can you tackle another helping? → ¿quieres comerte otra porción?
he tackled Greek on his own → emprendió el estudio del griego sin ayuda de nadie

2. (= grapple with) [+ thief, intruder] → enfrentarse con (fig) (= confront) → encararse con
I'll have to tackle him about that money he owes me → voy a tener que encararme con él y plantearle lo del dinero que me debe

3. (Ftbl) → entrar a (Rugby) → placar, taclear

C. VI (Sport) → placar, taclear

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tackle

[ˈtæk^əl]

n

(= equipment) → matériel m, équipement m
fishing tackle → matériel de pêche block and tackle

(RUGBY) → plaquage m

(FOOTBALL) → tacle m
a sliding tackle → un tacle glissé

vt

[+ problem] → s'attaquer à; [+ task] → s'atteler à

(FOOTBALL) → tacler

(RUGBY) → plaquer

(= confront) [+ person] → interpeller
to tackle sb about sth → interpeller qn sur qch

(= grapple with) [+ intruder, thief] → se coltiner avec

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tackle

n

(= lifting gear) → Flaschenzug m; (Naut) → Talje f, → Takel nt, → Zugwinde f

(Naut, = rigging) → Tauwerk nt

(= equipment) → Ausrüstung f, → Zeug nt (inf); fishing tackle → Angelausrüstung f → or -zeug nt (inf)

(Sport) → Angriff m, → Tackling nt

vt

(physically, Sport) → angreifen, angehen (geh); (Rugby) → fassen; (verbally) → zur Rede stellen (about wegen)

(= undertake) job → in Angriff nehmen; new challenge → sich versuchen an (+dat); problem → angehen, anpacken (inf); (= manage to cope with) → bewältigen, fertig werden mit; blaze, fire → bekämpfen; could you tackle another ice cream? (inf) → schaffst du noch ein Eis? (inf); I don’t know how to tackle it → ich weiß nicht, wie ich es anfangen soll

vi → angreifen

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tackle

[ˈtækl]

1. n

a. (lifting gear) → paranco

b. (equipment, esp for sport) → attrezzatura, equipaggiamento

c. (Ftbl) → contrasto (Rugby) → placcaggio

2. vt (Ftbl) → contrastare (Rugby) → placcare; (thief, intruder) → agguantare (fig) (person, problem, job) → affrontare
I'll tackle him about it at once → affronterò subito la cosa con lui

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tackle

(ˈtӕkl) noun

1. an act of tackling. a rugby tackle. duik مُعالَجَه шпагат roubada de bola složení protihráče das Angreifen tackling μαρκάρισμαplacaje katmine, takistamine تکل taklaus plaquage תִּיקוּל धर पकड़ फुटबाल या हाकी के खेल में obaranje protivnika na tle (u ragbiju) szerelés jegalan töklun, tækling placcaggio タックル 태클 (priešininko) sugriebimas, sustabdymas bloķēšana merebut tackletaklingatak, chwyt سامان،لوازم، په بيړۍ كى دكشولوسامان (لكه رسى )په فوټبال كى مقابل لوبغاړى چه د حريف مخه نيسى. نيول ، ساتل ، دچاد ځغستلو مخه نيول،لاس په وهل،ديوه كار ترعيدي وتل،اسباب اولوازم ورته برابرول placar placaj блокировка zloženie hráča napad oduzimanje lopte tackling การยื้อยุด/หยุดฝ่ายตรงข้ามที่ครองลูกในฟุตบอลหรือฮ็อกกี้ tutup durdurma 阻擋 інструмент; спорядження مقابلہ sự chặn; sự cản 阻挡

2. equipment, especially for fishing. fishing tackle. hengelgereedskap جِهاز، مَعَدّات такъми apetrechos náčiní die Ausrüstung udstyr; -udstyr σύνεργα ψαρικής (συν.) equipo, aparejos varustus نخ و قرقره varusteet matériel צִיוּד דַיִג मछली पकड़ने का उपकरण oprema, pribor (za pecanje) felszerelés kerekan veiðigræjur attrezzatura 用具 (낚시) 도구 reikmenys piederumi; rīki; komplekts kelengkapan uitrustingfiskeutstyrsprzęt سامان، سمبالېدنه، سمبالونه، اسباب apetrechos scule снаряжение; снасти náčinie pribor oprema redskap อุปกรณ์กีฬา (โดยเฉพาะในการตกปลาหรือ ไต่เขา) takım, donanım (釣魚用的)用具 снасті مچھلي مارنے ميں کام آنے والا ايک سامان dụng cụ 鱼具

3. ropes, pulleys etc for lifting heavy weights. lifting tackle. takelwerk مَجْموعَه من البَكَر والحِبال съоръжения poleame kladkostroj der Flaschenzug hejseværk ροχαλία jarcia, polea, aparejo tõsteköied بالابر talja appareil de levageגלגלת भारी वस्तुओं को चढ़ाने व उतारने का यंत्र užad, koloturi (emelő) csigasor takal talía, blökk; talíu-/blakkarútbúnaður paranco 巻揚装置 복합도르래 skrysčiai polispasts takal takelwerktaljezestaw بالابر poleame sistem de scripeţi полиспаст kladkostroj, navijak škripčevje konopac za dizanje tackel, talja รอกตะขอสำหรับยกของหรือใช้ดึงใบเรือ palanga 滑車 талі آلۂ جر ثقيل dây dợ; hệ pulli để nâng vật nặng 滑车

4. in sailing, the ropes, rigging etc of a boat. takelwerk حِبال السَّفينَه وتَوابِعُها такелаж cordoalha takeláž das Tauwerk rig ξάρτια ιστιοφόρου jarcia, cordaje taglas طناب و بادبان ها و قرقره های کشتی takila gréement צִיוּד הַספִינָה रस्से užad, oprema broda (hajó)kötélzet tali-temali reiði, reiðabúnaður; allur búnaður skips attrezzatura 帆船の索具 (항해) 밧줄과 도르래 takelažas takelāža kelengkapan belayar takelwerkrigg, takkelasje takielunek د بيړي طناب cordoalha ta­chelaj, greement такелаж; тали takeláž ladijska oprema čekrk tackling, rigg เฟืองและสายระโยงระยางของเรือ halat takımı 滑車索具 такелаж کشتي کي رسي dây buồm 滑车索具

verb

1. to try to grasp or seize (someone). The policeman tackled the thief. duik, vang يَقْبِض على، يُمْسِك ب опитвам се да хвана agarrar chytit, složit (protihráče, protivníka) packen gribe fat i αρπάζω, κάνω να αρπάξω agarrar, asir (kinni) püüdma گرفتن hyökätä kimppuun saisir à bras le corps לַעֲצוֹר पकड़ने की कोशिश करना zgrabiti, ščepati megragad (vkit) menangkap takast á við afferrare つかまえる 붙잡다 pulti gaudyti, bandyti nutverti ķert; aizturēt (piem., zagli) menangkap pakkenkaste seg over, gripe fatt i rzucać się na, chwytać نیول deitar a mão a a ţine хватать chytiť, zložiť (rukami) zgrabiti zgrabiti hugga tag i จับคุม tutup durdurmak 抓住 схопити پکڑنے کي کوشش کرنا bắt giữ 抓住

2. to deal with or try to solve (a problem); to ask (someone) about a problem. He tackled the problem; She tackled the teacher about her child's work. die hoof bied, hanteer يُعالِج مَسْأَلَه أو مُشْكِلَه залавям се enfrentar pustit se do; dotazovat se angehen tage fat på επιλαμβάνομαι, αντιμετωπίζω, ρωτώ κπ. για ένα πρόβλημα abordar; hablar con käsile võtma از عهده برآمدن käydä käsiksi s'attaquer à; questionner לְהִתמוֹדֵד עם- कोई समस्या हल करने की कोशिश करना prihvatiti se, latiti se megbirkózik (feladattal) mengatasi fást við, kljást við affrontare; 取組む (문제 등을) 다루다 imtis, bandyti spręsti, klausti nodarboties ar; risināt; vērsties pie kāda berdepan aanpakkentakle; gå løs påzająć się له عهدي څخه وتل enfrentar a aborda; a întreba браться за; поднимать вопрос pustiť sa do; pýtať sa lotiti se; povprašati uhvatiti se u koštac tackla จัดการแก้ปัญหา ele almak, halletmek 處理，解決 енергійно братися; займатися نمٹنا giải quyết 处理，解决

3. in football, hockey etc, to (try to) take the ball etc from (a player in the other team). He tackled his opponent. geduik يُهاجِم опитвам се да отнема топката roubar a bola atakovat angreifen tackle μαρκάρωentrar; placar (kedagi) katma, takistama تکل کردن taklata plaquer לְתַקֵל फुटबाल लेकर दौड़ते हुए खिलाडी़ को पकड़कर रोक लेना uhvatiti, domoći se lopte szerel menjegal takla, tækla placcare タックルする 태클을 하다 bandyti atkovoti/perimti kamuolį iš bloķēt merebut bola drpd tackelentakleatakować تکل کول placar a placa отнимать; блокировать útočiť, brániť v hre vzeti žogo oduzeti loptu tackla เข้าแย่งลูก top kapmak 阻擋(對方隊員) перехоплювати, відбирати گيند چھيننا cướp bóng 阻挡（对方队员）

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tackle

→ مُحَاوَلَةُ أَخْذِ الكُرَةِ مِنَ اللَاعِبِ الَاخِر, يُعَالِجُ vypořádat se, zastavení tackle, tackling angehen, Angriff μαρκάρισμα, μαρκάρω abordar, entrada taklaus, tarttua toimeen s’attaquer à, tacler odlučno prionuti poslu, pokušaj preuzimanja lopte affrontare, attrezzatura タックル, 取り組む (문제에) 착수하다, 태클 aanpakken, tackle redskap, takle szarża, szarżować enfrentar, placagem оборудование, приниматься redskap, tackla การยื้อยุดหยุดฝ่ายตรงข้ามในการครองลูกฟุตบอลหรือรักบี้, จัดการ üstesinden gelme, üstesinden gelmek hành động cản, xử lý 处理, 抢球

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