1 [VN] to make a determined effort to deal with a difficult problem or situation:
The government is determined to tackle inflation. * I think I'll tackle the repairs next weekend. * Firefighters tackled a blaze in a garage last night.
2 [VN] ~ sb (about sth) to speak to sb about a problem or difficult situation
SYNCONFRONT:
I tackled him about the money he owed me.
3 (in football, hockey, etc.) to try and take the ball from an opponent:
[VN] He was tackled just outside the penalty area. [also V]
4 [V, VN] (in rugby or American football) to make an opponent fall to the ground in order to stop them running
5 [VN] to deal with sb who is violent or threatening you:
He tackled a masked intruder at his home.
Part of speech: noun
1 [C] an act of trying to take the ball from an opponent in football, etc.; an act of knocking an opponent to the ground in rugby or American football:
He was booked for a late tackle on Giggs. * He brought the burglar down with a flying tackle.
2 [C] (AmE) (in American football) a player whose job is to stop opponents by knocking them to the ground
3 [U] the equipment used to do a particular sport or activity, especially fishing
4 [U] (BrE, slang) a man's sexual organs
seealsoBLOCKANDTACKLE
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for tackle is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is tackle a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, tackle is tagged as verb.
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