26984 words

tackle

12 definitions β€’ 14 examples
1
to try to deal with something or someone:

Examples:

There are many ways of tackling this problem.
tackle someone about something I tackled him about his careless work.
2
(especially in football or hockey) to try to take the ball from a player in the other team, or (in rugby or American football) to do this by taking hold of the player and making them fall:

Examples:

Barnes tackled Johnson just as she was about to shoot.
The full-back was tackled by two players but held onto the ball.
3
(especially in football or hockey) an act of tackling someone
4
in American football, one of the players on offence or defence that line up near the middle of the line of players on the line of scrimmage (= the place where the ball is positioned at the beginning of a period of action):

Examples:

The right tackle broke through the line and forced the quarterback to scramble.
5

Examples:

fishing tackle
7
to catch and knock down someone who is running, esp. in the game of football:

Examples:

All four players were unable to tackle the quarterback before he scored a touchdown.
8
to attack or to deal with something:

Examples:

There are many ways of tackling this problem.
9
the equipment used in fishing or to lift or raise things on a ship
10
an act of knocking someone down, or a football player who is supposed to do this:

Examples:

A flying tackle brought him down.
He’s an offensive/defensive tackle.
11
to try to deal with something:

Examples:

The first thing the new government must do is to tackle inflation.
tackle a crisis/question/problem
I felt that the whole subject was too sensitive to tackle.
12
to talk to someone about a difficult situation, usually because you disagree with them:

Examples:

tackle sb on/about sth I was determined to tackle my boss on the way I had been treated.

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