tacklin'

Taking someone down

Tacklin' is an informal spelling of tackling, representing the dropped g common in casual speech.

It covers all senses of the verb: physically grappling with someone He went tacklin' the runner at the five-yard line, taking on a difficult task She's been tacklin' that project all week, or confronting a problem directly.

fishing

gear

Toothed wheel or belongings

rodsThin cylindrical shafts
reelsCylindrical winding devices
luresAttracts or fishing decoys

hooks · bait · sinkers · bobbers · line · flies · jigs · spinners · swivels · leader

football

blocking

Impeding forward progress

offensive lineFootball's protective forward squad
guardWatchful defensive attention
centerMiddle of anything

sack · quarterback · scrimmage · gridiron · lineman · trenches · snap · rush · protection · pocket

confronting

handlin'

Coping with something

facin'Oriented toward
grapplingClose-quarters combat technique
workin'Employed and active

fixin' · head-on

rugby

bringing down

Causing to fall

wrappingOuter covering material
drivingControlling a vehicle
scrummagingRugby's contested restart

ruck · maul · breakdown · collision · hit · contact · jersey · pitch · defenders · clearing

Opposites

football/sports action

tacklin'blocking

Impeding forward progress

passing · runnin · running · catchin · throwing

problem engagement

tacklin'avoiding

Deliberately staying clear

ignoring · evading

physical confrontation

tacklin'releasing

Allowing to escape

Phrases

blocking and tacklingFootball's core physical skills
tackling drillsExercises practicing defensive stops
tackling dummyPadded form for contact practice

Family

tackling

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G