tackle : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: tackle	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for tackle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tackle n the person who plays that position on a football team; "the right tackle is a straight A student" gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails Synonym(s): rigging, tackle gear used in fishing Synonym(s): fishing gear, tackle, fishing tackle, fishing rig, rig (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage; "it takes a big man to play tackle" (American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground v accept as a challenge; "I'll tackle this difficult task" Synonym(s): undertake, tackle, take on put a harness; "harness the horse" Synonym(s): harness, tackle Antonym(s): unharness seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tackle \Tac"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tackled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tackling}.] [Cf. LG. takeln to equip. See {Tackle}, n.] 1. To supply with tackle. --Beau. & Fl. 2. To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to tackle a horse into a coach or wagon. [Colloq.] 3. To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game. The greatest poetess of our day has wasted her time and strength in tackling windmills under conditions the most fitted to insure her defeat. --Dublin Univ. Mag.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tackle \Tac"kle\ (?; sometimes improperly pronounced ?, especially by seamen), n. [OE. takel, akin to LG. & D. takel, Dan. takkel, Sw. tackel; perhaps akin to E. taw, v.t., or to take.] 1. Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block. 2. Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons. [bd]She to her tackle fell.[b8] --Hudibras. Note: In Chaucer, it denotes usually an arrow or arrows. 3. (Naut.) The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used. {Fall and tackle}. See the Note under {Pulley}. {Fishing tackle}. See under {Fishing}, a. {Ground tackle} (Naut.), anchors, cables, etc. {Gun tackle}, the apparatus or appliances for hauling cannon in or out. {Tackle fall}, the rope, or rather the end of the rope, of a tackle, to which the power is applied. {Tack tackle} (Naut.), a small tackle to pull down the tacks of the principal sails. {Tackle board}, {Tackle post} (Ropemaking), a board, frame, or post, at the end of a ropewalk, for supporting the spindels, or whirls, for twisting the yarns.