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.

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British Dictionary definitions for tackle

tackle
/ (ˈtækəl, often nautical ˈteɪkəl) /

noun

verb

Derived forms of tackle

tackler, noun

Word Origin for tackle

C13: related to Middle Low German takel ship's rigging, Middle Dutch taken to take