English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æk�l|-æk�l

Noun
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1. sports|countable A play where a player attempts to take control over the ball from an opponent, as in rugby or football.
2. fb|countable A play where a defender brings the ball carrier to the ground.
3. countable Any instance in which one person forces another to the ground.
4. slang penis|Penis.
5. context|fishing|uncountable Equipment (rod, reel, line, lure, etc.) used when angling.
6. uncountable|informal By extension, any piece of equipment, particularly gadgetry.

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#*:...&nbsp;an illuminated license-plate frame bearing his likeness, signature, and yellow number 24. "That there's a real nice piece of tackle.&nbsp;..."

1. fb|uncountable The offensive positions between each guard and end, offensive tackle.
2. fb|countable A person playing that position.
3. fb|uncountable The defensive positions between two ends, defensive tackle.
4. fb|countable A person playing that position.
5. nautical A system of ropes and blocks used to increase the force applied to the free end of the rope.
6. context|pokemon A pokemon attack.

Translations
trans-top|attempt to take control over the ball
French: rugby plaquage m
Hungarian: szerelés
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Italian: tackle m, placcaggio m, scivolata f
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trans-top|penis
Italian: cazzo m, (mostly south. it.) minchia f
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trans-top|bait used to lure fish
Finnish: viehe
Italian: esca f
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trans-top|system of ropes and blocks
Finnish: talja
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Derived terms
grapple tackle
spear tackle

Verb
to tackle

1. to face or deal with attempting to overcome or fight down

#:The government's measures to tackle crime were insufficient.

1. sports to attempt to take away a ball
2. fb to bring a ball carrier to the ground

Translations
trans-top|to face or deal with attempting to overcome or fight down
French: S'attaquer à, rugby plaquer
German: in Angriff nehmen
Italian: affrontare, contrastare
trans-mid
Polish: zmaga� si�, radzi� sobie, stawia� czo�a (problemowi)
Portuguese: derrubar
Spanish: afrontar
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