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Definitions of: tackle

Definition: Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block, in which case the full appratus is referred to as a block and tackle.

Definition: Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons.

Definition: The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used.

Definition: To supply with tackle.

Definition: To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to tackle a horse into a coach or wagon.

Definition: To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game.

Definition: To cause the ball carrier to fall to the ground, thus ending the forward motion of the ball and the play.

Definition: To begin to deal with; as, to tackle the problem.

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