tackles

Takes on forcefully

Tackles covers equipment and actions.

Fishing tackle is gear for angling; a block and tackle is a pulley system for lifting heavy loads.

In football, a tackle is a player position or the act of bringing down the ball carrier.

To tackle something is to take it on directly: She tackled the problem head-on.

To tackle a person is to grab and bring them down.

football

block

Solid mass, or impede

  • sackRough fabric bag
  • takedownForced grounding maneuver
  • hitSuccessful contact or strike

defense · linebacker · blitz · rush · wrap-up · stop · collision · gridiron · defensive end · pressure

fishing

rod

Thin rigid stick

  • reelWinding cylinder or dance
  • luresAttracts or fishing decoys
  • hooksCurved catching devices

line · sinkers · floats · bait · net · tacklebox · jigs · swivels · leaders · spinnerbaits

Categories
Opposites
confrontation/engagement

tacklesavoids

Deliberately stays away from

evades · dodges · sidesteps · shirks · eludes

effort/attention

tacklesneglects

Fails to care for

ignores · abandons · drops · postpones · defers

physical contact in sports

tacklesmisses

Fails to connect

whiffs · dodges · evades · lets go · releases

Phrases
Family

tackle, tackling, tackled, tackler, tacklers, retackled, untackled, tacklings

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G