Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tackled

/tˈækəld/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables: tack-led
IPA: /tˈækəld/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of tackle

adj

Made of ropes tackled together.

adj

Having been forced to the ground.

adj

That was addressed as a problem or challenge.

Example Sentences

"My man shall be with thee, / And bring thee cords made like a tackled stair."
"Tackled players must either pass the ball immediately or release it at once by placing it on the ground in any direction (ideally, the ball should be placed backward, but that isn't always possible)."
"Incredibly dangerous, it can result in serious injury for the tackled player."
"The tackled suspect was young, no older than mid-twenties."
"At 8%, Income Inequality is the fourth most tackled research topic ."
"As expected, transparency is the most tackled element by literature, especially in the field of access to information."

Inflected Forms

more tackled (comparative) most tackled (superlative)

Rhymes With

shackled crackled unshackled

Questions

How do you pronounce tackled?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈækəld/.
What does tackled mean?: simple past and past participle of tackle

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