heavy tackle

Bone-jarring football collision

Heavy tackle refers to robust fishing or lifting equipment designed for demanding conditions—thick lines, large hooks, and powerful reels meant for big game fish or substantial loads.

In American football, a heavy tackle is a particularly forceful or punishing hit on the ball carrier: He delivered a heavy tackle that stopped the runner cold.

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lineman · football · block · pulley · rope · wire rope · rigging · hoist · chain · winch · industrial · sturdy · robust · bait · hook · sinker · reel · commercial fishing

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force/impact

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No-tackle football variant

tag · arm tackle

legality/fairness

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Ideal technique bringing down

force/intensity

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Valve controlling liquid flow

brush · nudge · tickle

Family

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G