tackleverb
uk/ˈtæk.əl/us/ˈtæk.əl/tackle verb (DEAL WITH)
B2 [ T ] to try to deal with something or someone:
More examples
- The president is clearly in a dilemma about how to tackle the crisis.
- There is a great deal of indecision over how to tackle the problem.
- The manifesto includes tough measures to tackle road congestion and environmental pollution.
- When is the government going to tackle the problem of poverty in the inner cities?
- I felt that he just talked round the subject and didn't tackle the main issues.
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Dealing with things or people
- attend to sb/sth
- beard the lion (in his/her den) idiom
- come up against sth
- come/get to grips with sth idiom
- confront
- cut
- firefight
- firefighting
- get sth in
- inherit
- jump-start
- overcome
- process
- reckon
- reckon with sb/sth
- see about sth
- see to sth/sb
- set about sth
- turn
- weather
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tackle verb (SPORT)
B2 [ I or T ] (especially in football or hockey) to try to take the ball from a player in the other team, or (in rugby or American football) to do this by taking hold of the player and making them fall
Examples
- He was tackled in the goalmouth.
- He needs to tackle more often.
- He tackled his opponent bravely and gained possession of the ball.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Football/soccer
- 18-yard box
- 2 3 5
- 4 3 2 1
- 4 4 2
- 4 5 1
- crossbar
- feint
- footballing
- futsal
- game 39
- game ball
- ghost goal
- give-and-go
- relegation
- Roy of the Rovers stuff
- scissor kick
- seal dribble
- shin guard
- shin pad
- stoppage
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tacklenoun
uk/ˈtæk.əl/us/ˈtæk.əl/tackle noun (SPORT)
[ C ] (especially in football or hockey) an act of tackling someone
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Football/soccer
- 18-yard box
- 2 3 5
- 4 3 2 1
- 4 4 2
- 4 5 1
- crossbar
- feint
- footballing
- futsal
- game 39
- game ball
- ghost goal
- give-and-go
- relegation
- Roy of the Rovers stuff
- scissor kick
- seal dribble
- shin guard
- shin pad
- stoppage
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tackle noun (EQUIPMENT)
[ U ] all the objects needed for a particular activity:
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Things needed for a task
- accoutrements
- apparatus
- armory
- armoury
- equipment
- gadget
- gear
- kit
- material
- necessaries
- paraphernalia
- stock-in-trade
- thing
- tool
tackle noun (SEXUAL ORGANS)
[ U ] UK slang humorous also wedding tackle the male sexual organs