noun
plural tackles
[noncount] :equipment that is used for a particular activity (especially fishing)
[count] sports :the act of tackling another player: such as
a American football or rugby :the act of forcing the player who has the ball to fall to the ground
b soccer, field hockey, etc. :the act of trying to get the ball from an opposing player
[count] American football
either one of two players on the offensive team who play in positions on the line of scrimmage next to the guards
either one of two players on the defensive team who play in positions near the center of the line of scrimmage - see also nose tackle
[count, noncount] :an arrangement of ropes and wheels used for lifting or pulling something heavy - see also block and tackle
[noncount] Brit informal :a man's sexual organs
verb
tackles; tackled; tackling
[+ obj] to forcefully seize (someone) and cause that person to fall to the ground
b American football or rugby :to force (the player with the ball) to fall to the ground
c soccer, field hockey, etc. :to try to get the ball from (an opposing player who has it)
to deal with (something difficult)
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