tackle
/ˈtækəl/ noun B2- A device for grasping an object and an attached means of moving it, as a rope and hook.
- A block and tackle.
- Clothing.
- Equipment (rod, reel, line, lure, etc.) used when angling.
- Equipment, gear, gadgetry.
- A play where a player attempts to take control over the ball from an opponent, as in rugby or football.
- A play where a defender brings the ball carrier to the ground.
- Any instance in which one person intercepts another and forces them to the ground.
Plural tackles
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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‘Take in two reefs in the top-sails,’ cried the captain; ‘let go the bowlin’s, haul the brace, lower the top-gallant sails, haul out the reef-tackles on the yards.’”
Darcy invite him, with the greatest civility, to fish there as often as he chose, while he continued in the neighbourhood, offering at the same time to supply him with fishing tackle, and pointing out those parts of the stream where there was usually most sport.
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