tackle
[ tak-uh l or for 2–4, tey-kuh l ]
/ ˈtæk əl or for 2–4, ˈteɪ kəl /
noun
verb (used with object), tack·led, tack·ling.
verb (used without object), tack·led, tack·ling.
Football.
to tackle an opponent having the ball.
Origin of tackle
1200–50; Middle English
takel gear, apparatus < Middle Low German; akin to
take
OTHER WORDS FROM tackle
tack·ler, noun re·tack·le, verb (used with object), re·tack·led, re·tack·ling.Words nearby tackle
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British Dictionary definitions for tackle
tackle
/ (ˈtækəl, often nautical ˈteɪkəl) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of tackle
tackler, nounWord Origin for tackle
C13: related to Middle Low German
takel ship's rigging, Middle Dutch
taken to
take