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tackle
noun as in equipment for activity
Strong matches
accouterment, apparatus, appliance, gear, goods, habiliments, hook, impedimenta, implements, line, machinery, materiel, outfit, paraphernalia, rig, rigging, tools, trappings
verb as in make an effort
verb as in jump on and grab
Strong matches
attack, block, catch, challenge, clutch, down, grapple, grasp, intercept, nail, sack, seize, smear, take, throw, upset
Weak matches
bring down, bring to the ground, put the freeze on, take hold of, throw down
Example Sentences
Huffing and puffing and running your bodies into each other on the football field is not a that big of a problem, because they’re usually playing outdoors, and the close contact of a tackle is relatively quick.
Bait, about the size of small dog biscuits, can be purchased from a coastal feed, hardware, or tackle store.
So, he lines up across Pittsburgh Steelers, nose tackle, twice a year.
The defense is typically willing to allow an offense to throw to wide-open players short, then rally to make a tackle for a short gain.
Also among top NFL opt-outs were guard Larry Warford, who’s been named to the Pro Bowl three years running, and Nate Solder, one of the best offensive tackles of the past decade.
But there was still a paper to get out in Washington, and I went there late in the afternoon to tackle the dismal job.
A hulking defender breaks into the backfield and takes him down with a vicious clothesline tackle.
It was inspiration enough to help us tackle the usually dreaded summer to fall wardrobe transition.
What were the biggest hurdles for you on The Sopranos as far as storylines to tackle, or storylines to wrap up?
India has little or nothing to contribute to American efforts to tackle the crises in Gaza, Ukraine, Syria, and Iraq.
So we held council of war with Piegan, after which we saddled up and made ready to tackle the soaked prairies.
“I shall tackle that difficulty about this hour to-morrow,” he communed, with a laugh at his own expense.
If some them men folks tackle them on the road to table, there won't be nothin' left of them but the plate.
Five of the crew manned the winch; the mate and Jerry went to a block-tackle which was also connected with the lifting apparatus.
The fish are taken by trawling great nets and drawing them aboard with a special tackle.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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