tackle

Definitions

General English

• verb to try to deal with a problem or job
• verb to try to get the ball from an opposing player

Construction

• A mechanism for moving materials, including raising or lowering them on a rope and pulley block.

Slang

• noun a short form of the humorous euphemism wedding tackle (the male genitals). Tackle alone was used in this sense from the 18th century, if not earlier.
• noun heroin. An item of prison slang.

Sports

• noun in football, hockey and some other games, a physical challenge against an opposing player who has the ball, puck, or other object of possession
• noun the equipment used for a specialised activity such as angling or rock climbing
• noun a lineman positioned between a guard and an end, or the position of such a player
• verb to make a physical challenge against an opposing player who has possession of the ball, puck or other object of play

Nearby Definitions of “tackle”

• TACACS
• tachograph
• tachometer
• tachyon
• tack
• tackle
• tacky
• taco
• tad
• tag
• Taganka Theatre

Contexts for “tackle”

9 definitions in context
• General English
• Construction
• Slang
• Sports