tackle

Definition for tackle

noun as in equipment for activity

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accouterment, apparatus, appliance, gear, goods, habiliments, hook, impedimenta, implements, line, machinery, materiel, outfit, paraphernalia, rig, rigging, tools, trappings

verb as in make an effort

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begin, deal with, engage in, try, undertake, work on

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accept, attack, attempt, essay, launch

verb as in jump on and grab

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confront, halt, stop

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attack, block, catch, challenge, clutch, down, grapple, grasp, intercept, nail, sack, seize, smear, take, throw, upset

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bring down, bring to the ground, put the freeze on, take hold of, throw down

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"Luckily, it's also something we can overcome, either with brute force or, better, with a smart mutation directly tackling the source of the problem, the acidic patch."

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Last year, the task force and California Highway Patrol were deployed to San Francisco to help police and prosecutors tackle the city’s fentanyl crisis.

From Los Angeles Times

Through the past seven seasons the team had done very little tackling, dribbling, passing or scoring, losing more games than they won and getting outscored by 53 goals.

From Los Angeles Times

“None of these individually is insurmountable, but we need new ways to tackle these issues,” Wehmeier said.

From New York Times

What progress have countries already made to tackle change?

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