Definition of Tackle

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Tackle

Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block.

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

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

To supply with tackle.

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

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

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

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Tackle Quotations

That's another thing, we made up games. We didn't have equipment. When it snowed, we would play slow motion tackle football. We would play hockey, but we wouldn't skate. We just made things up. I loved doing that.
Mike Krzyzewski

It isn't necessary to see a good tackle. You can hear it.
Knute Rockne

The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest as it conveys emotions and moods that no other art form can hope to tackle.
Stanley Kubrick

My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a great nation.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah

But at some point, we've got to have disciplined play and have got to coach better. I'm not putting it on the players. We've got to coach them to tackle and block better. It's as simple as that. If we can do those things, we'll have a chance.
Steve Spurrier

The game of life is a lot like football. You have to tackle your problems, block your fears, and score your points when you get the opportunity.
Lewis Grizzard

Sound science must be our guide in choosing which problems to tackle and how to approach them.
Frank Luntz

You know, I played football, I was offensive tackle in college.
Ruben Studdard

Look at the Palestinians with the huge, huge percentage of unemployed. What does that breed? Anyone who's unemployed in the world, you feel there's no meaning and there's a risk that you drift over to something desperate. Yes, we have to tackle the social problems as well.
Hans Blix

It is not enough to tackle the mechanics of terror organizations. We must also tackle the situations that create terrorists. We desperately need to address the frustration, the loss and the despair that drive some to these actions.
King Hussein I

Tackle Translations

tackle in Dutch is aanpakken, aan komen lopen
tackle in French is attelons, s'avancer, attelez, attelent
tackle in Swedish is tackla, talja

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