tackle
/ˈtækəl/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A device for grasping an object and an attached means of moving it, as a rope and hook.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "2004 June 24–30, "Jeff Gordon Never Gets Tired Of Seeing Face On Cheap Plastic Crap", The Onion, available in Embedded in America, →ISBN, page 193, ... an illuminated license-plate frame bearing his likeness, signature, and yellow number 24. "That there's a real nice piece of tackle. ...""
- "The government's measures to tackle crime were insufficient."
- "Have you tackled them about paying for it?"
- "The work on Bridge 22, over Hemming Street, is being tackled first; it was started in January and should be finished by Whitsun."
- "The shark was thought to represent nature at its most cruel, and only a few painters and writers felt the need to tackle such a powerful subject."
- ""Singing is the oldest, most effective and productive way to tackle girls," asserted the 37-year-old, affectionately known as Ah Guan at Tan Chang Ren Music Station."
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: takel, -
Usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
block tackle
body tackle
crash tackle
double tackle
dump tackle
grapple tackle
ground tackle
high tackle