tackle
A device for grasping an object and an attached means of moving it, as a rope and hook.
Noun 4 meanings
A device for grasping an object and an attached means of moving it, as a rope and hook.
A block and tackle.
Equipment (rod, reel, line, lure, etc.) used when angling.
Equipment, gear, gadgetry.
Verb 4 meanings
To force a person to the ground with the weight of one's own body, usually by jumping on top or slamming one's weight into them.
To face or deal with, attempting to overcome or fight down.
“The government's measures to tackle crime were insufficient.”
To attempt to take away a ball.
To bring a ball carrier to the ground.
Etymology
From Middle English takel (“gear, apparatus”), from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German takel (“ship's rigging”), perhaps related to Middle Dutch taken (“to grasp, seize”). Akin to Danish takkel (“tackle”), Swedish tackel (“tackle”). More at take.
TACKLE at a glance
TACKLE has 6 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (T 1 + A 1 + C 3 + K 5 + L 1 + E 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,540 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with tackle
All rhymes- ANKLE9
- CHUCKLE18
- BUCKLE14
- PICKLE14
- SPRINKLE14
- SPARKLE13
- TRICKLE13
- TICKLE12
- KNUCKLE17
- TWINKLE14
- SICKLE12
- FICKLE15
One letter away
- TICKLE12
- CACKLE14
- HACKLE15
- MACKLE14
- RACKLE12
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