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Definition & Synonyms
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• Tackle
- (n.) To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game.
- (n.) To begin to deal with; as, to tackle the problem.
- (n.) The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used.
- (n.) To supply with tackle.
- (n.) Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons.
- (n.) Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block.
- (n.) To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to tackle a horse into a coach or wagon.
Synonyms:
Rig, Rigging, Undertake,
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• Tackled
- (imp. & p. p.) of Tackle
- (a.) Made of ropes tacked together.
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Denominating, Poked, Main, Clattered, Denizens, Deniz, Ban, Emperor, Clattered, Sly, Poked, Serve, Deadly Latter, Deadlines, Secting, Hell, Deadeners, Partially, Hurtled, Cuddle, Dead-Ends, Unfurles, Expertise, Necessary, Dead-End, Dead Locked, Parthian Glance, Dead House, Cranberry, Includeed, Ban, Rigo, |
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A, A1, Aquiline, Aardvark, Aardwolf, Abaca, Aback, Abacus, Abaft, Abalone, Abandon, Abandoned, Abandonment, Abase, Abasement, Abash, Abashed, Abashment, Abate, Abatement, Abater, Abattoir, Abb, Abbacy, Abbess, Abbey, Abbot, Abbreviate, Abbreviation, Abdicate, Abdication, Abdomen, |
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