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Tackle n. : Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block.

Tackle n. : Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons.

Tackle n. : The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used.

Tackle n. : To supply with tackle.

Tackle n. : To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to tackle a horse into a coach or wagon.

Tackle n. : To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game.

Tackle n. : To begin to deal with; as, to tackle the problem.

Example:
How should I Tackle a mountain of clothes?

Taxonomy
Tackle, American football, free encyclopedia, football, search, free dictionary, rugby, ground, Tackleball, slang term, pulleys, rope, cable, heavy loads, gear, equipment used, fictional character, disambiguation pages.

Defination from the web:
tackle, forceful move in rugby of picking up an opposing player and throwing him to the ground. Tackleball, a slang term for American football ... The Tackle, a term for the final play of Super Bowl XXXIV. Block and tackle, a system of two or more pulleys with a rope or cable ... 

synonyms
  (noun) rigging
  (noun) fishing gear
  (noun) fishing tackle
  (noun) fishing rig
  (noun) rig
  (noun) appurtenance
  (noun) football play
  (noun) gear
  (noun) lineman
  (noun) paraphernalia
  (verb) undertake
  (verb) take on
  (verb) harness
  (verb) aggress
  (verb) attach
  (verb) attack
  (verb) confront
  (verb) face
  (verb) face up
antonyms
  (verb) unharness


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