| VERB | social | tackle, undertake, take on | accept as a challenge |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | tackle, harness | put a harness | |
| competition | tackle | seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball | |
| NOUN | person | tackle | the person who plays that position on a football team |
| artifact | tackle, rigging | gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails | |
| artifact | tackle, fishing gear, fishing tackle, fishing rig, rig | gear used in fishing | |
| act | tackle | (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage | |
| act | tackle | (American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground |
| Sounds | tae'kahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | The person who plays that position on a football team. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the right tackle is a straight A student" | |
| Broader | lineman | One of the players on the line of scrimmage |
| Verbs | tackle | seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball |
| Meaning | gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | rigging | |
| Broader | gear, paraphernalia, appurtenance | equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. |
| Spanish | cordaje, jarcia | |
| Catalan | cordam, cordatge, eixàrcia | |
| Meaning | (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "it takes a big man to play tackle" | |
| Member of | football team, eleven | A team that plays football |
| Broader | lineman | (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed on the line of scrimmage |
| Meaning | (American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | American football, American football game | A game / game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long |
| Broader | football play | (American football) a play by the offensive team |
| Spanish | tacleada | |
| Catalan | abordar, agafar | |
| Verbs | tackle | seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball |
| Meaning | Accept as a challenge. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "I'll tackle this difficult task" | |
| Synonyms | undertake, take on | |
| Narrower | rise | Exert oneself to meet a challenge |
| Broader | confront, face up, face | Deal with (something unpleasant) head on |
| Spanish | abordar, emprender, encarar, placar | |
| Catalan | abordar, emprendre, encarar | |
| Meaning | put a harness. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonym | harness | |
| Category | animal husbandry | Breeding and caring for farm animals |
| Narrower | inspan | attach a yoke or harness to |
| Broader | attach | Cause to be attached |
| Opposite | unharness | Remove the harness from |
| Spanish | enjaezar, poner los arreos | |
| Catalan | arrear, guarnir | |
| Meaning | seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Category | football, football game | Any of various games / games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal |
| Broader | attack, aggress | Take the initiative and go on the offensive |
| Spanish | abordar, encarar, entrar, hacer una entrada | |
| Catalan | abordar, encarar, entrar, fer una entrada | |
| Nouns | tackle | (American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground |
| tackle | the person who plays that position on a football team | |
| tackler | a football player who tackles the ball carrier | |
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