Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - tackle
Tackle
tackle
n. & v. --n. 1 equipment for a task or sport (fishing-tackle). 2 a mechanism, esp. of ropes, pulley-blocks, hooks, etc., for lifting weights, managing sails, etc. (block and tackle). 3 a windlass with its ropes and hooks. 4 an act of tackling in football etc. 5 Amer. Football a the position next to the end of the forward line. b the player in this position. --v.tr. 1 try to deal with (a problem or difficulty). 2 grapple with or try to overcome (an opponent). 3 enter into discussion with. 4 obstruct, intercept, or seize and stop (a player running with the ball). 5 secure by means of tackle. Phrases and idioms tackle-block a pulley over which a rope runs. tackle-fall a rope for applying force to the blocks of a tackle. Derivatives tackler n. tackling n. Etymology: ME, prob. f. MLG takel f. taken lay hold of
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English takel; akin to Middle Dutch takel ship's rigging Date: 13th century a set of the equipment used in a particular activity ; gear , 2. a ship's rigging, an assemblage of ropes and pulleys arranged to gain mechanical advantage for hoisting and pulling, 3. the act or an instance of tackling, b. either of two offensive football players positioned on each side of the center and between guard and end, either of two football players positioned on the inside of a defensive line, II. verb (~d; tackling) Date: 1600 transitive verb to attach or secure with or as if with ~, 2. to seize, take hold of, or grapple with especially with the intention of stopping or subduing, to seize and throw down or stop (an opposing player with the ball) in football, to set about dealing with , intransitive verb to ~ an opposing player in football, ~r noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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