tackled
Took on directly
Tackled is the past tense of tackle.
To tackle something is to take it on directly—a problem, a project, an opponent.
In football and rugby, to tackle is to bring down a ball carrier by grabbing or throwing them to the ground: He was tackled at the five-yard line.
More broadly, to tackle a task is to begin working on it with determination: She finally tackled the pile of paperwork on her desk.
Spoke to formally
- facedMet without flinching
- engagedPledged to marry
- confrontedChallenged or opposed directly
- metCame upon someone
challenged · opposed · resisted · countered · defied · disputed · stood up to · dealt with
Field sport with goals
- rugbyTeam sport with scrums
- sackRough fabric bag
- linebackerSecond-level defensive position
- quarterbackPassing position in football
down · gridiron · touchdown · defense · offense · scrimmage · blitz · block
Began or assumed responsibility
- attemptedTried but unconfirmed success
- startedPut into action
- beganInitiated an action
- embarkedBegan a journey
initiated · commenced · approached · took up · set about · got stuck into · knuckled down · worked on
Engage in physical combat
- grappleSeize and fight closely
- grabSeize abruptly
- pinPointed metal fastener
- takedownForced grounding maneuver
throw · clinch · tussle · scuffle · hold · submission · lock · sparring
Defeated and took control
- surmountedGot past successfully
- masteredGained full proficiency
- solvedFound the answer to
- resolvedFirmly decided upon
prevailed · triumphed · beat · defeated · worked through · figured out · cracked · sorted out
addressed
Spoke to formally
- facedMet without flinching
- engagedPledged to marry
- confrontedChallenged or opposed directly
met · challenged · opposed · resisted · countered · defied · disputed · stood up to · dealt with · took on
football
Field sport with goals
- rugbyTeam sport with scrums
- sackRough fabric bag
- linebackerSecond-level defensive position
quarterback · down · gridiron · touchdown · defense · offense · scrimmage · blitz · block · hit
undertook
Began or assumed responsibility
embarked · initiated · commenced · approached · took up · set about · got stuck into · knuckled down · worked on
wrestle
Engage in physical combat
takedown · throw · clinch · tussle · scuffle · hold · submission · lock · sparring · bout
conquered
Defeated and took control
- surmountedGot past successfully
- masteredGained full proficiency
- solvedFound the answer to
resolved · prevailed · triumphed · beat · defeated · worked through · figured out · cracked · sorted out · managed
- took onassumed, undertook, undertaken, shouldered, embraced
- demolishedbeaten, defeated, crushed, destroyed, demolished
- took actionacted, took charge, took control, took command, initiated
- developeddeveloped, advanced, evolved, progressed, grown
tackledavoided
Deliberately stayed away from
evaded · dodged · sidestepped · shirked · ducked
- tackle boxFishing equipment organizer
- fishing tackleEquipment for catching fish
- defensive tackleInterior line position
- tackle boxesContainers for fishing equipment
- tackle footballFull-contact gridiron game
- slide tackleFeet-first ball dispossession
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