Ground+tackle

  • 101Fall and tackle — Tackle Tac kle (?; sometimes improperly pronounced ?, especially by seamen), n. [OE. takel, akin to LG. & D. takel, Dan. takkel, Sw. tackel; perhaps akin to E. taw, v. t., or to take.] 1. Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 102Fishing tackle — Tackle Tac kle (?; sometimes improperly pronounced ?, especially by seamen), n. [OE. takel, akin to LG. & D. takel, Dan. takkel, Sw. tackel; perhaps akin to E. taw, v. t., or to take.] 1. Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 103Gun tackle — Tackle Tac kle (?; sometimes improperly pronounced ?, especially by seamen), n. [OE. takel, akin to LG. & D. takel, Dan. takkel, Sw. tackel; perhaps akin to E. taw, v. t., or to take.] 1. Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 104Tack tackle — Tackle Tac kle (?; sometimes improperly pronounced ?, especially by seamen), n. [OE. takel, akin to LG. & D. takel, Dan. takkel, Sw. tackel; perhaps akin to E. taw, v. t., or to take.] 1. Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 105tackle — [[t]tæ̱k(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ tackles, tackling, tackled 1) VERB If you tackle a difficult problem or task, you deal with it in a very determined or efficient way. [V n] The first reason to tackle these problems is to save children s lives... [V n]… …

    English dictionary

  • 106tackle — 01. We might as well [tackle] the most difficult problems right now so that we can get them out of the way. 02. The player caught the pass, and then was [tackled] by the defense. 03. The young man was injured in a football game at school when he… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 107tackle — 1 verb 1 (T) to make a determined effort to deal with a difficult problem: It took twelve fire engines to tackle the blaze. 2 (T) to talk to someone in order to deal with a difficult problem: tackle sb about sth: When I tackled Didi about it, she …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 108tackle*/ — [ˈtæk(ə)l] verb [T] I 1) to deal with a problem Governments have failed to tackle the question of homelessness.[/ex] 2) to try to take the ball from an opponent in a game such as football 3) to talk to someone about something that they have done… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 109tackle — tack·le || tækl n. equipment, gear (especially for fishing); device for lifting and lowering objects; tools, implements; instance of wrestling another player to the ground (Football) v. deal with; stop, bring down (as in football); undertake;… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 110Dump tackle — For other uses, see Tackle. The dump tackle is a tackling technique favoured mainly by rugby league players. The tackler wraps his arms around the ball carrier s thighs and lifts him a short distance in the air before forcibly driving him to the… …

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