| query | If you t_____ someone in a game such as hockey or football, you try to take the ball away from them. If you tackle someone in rugby or American football, you knock them to the ground .If you tackle someone in a game such as hockey or football, you try to take the ball away from them. If you tackle someone in rugby or American football, you knock them to the ground . Foley tackled the quarterback. ...a tackle by full-back Brian Burrows. |
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| word | tackle |
| full-definition | verb If you tackle a difficult problem or task, you deal with it in a very determined or efficient way. The first reason to tackle these problems is to save children's lives. If you tackle someone in a game such as hockey or football, you try to take the ball away from them. If you tackle someone in rugby or American football, you knock them to the ground . Foley tackled the quarterback. ...a tackle by full-back Brian Burrows. If you tackle someone about a particular matter, you speak to them honestly about it, usually in order to get it changed or done. I tackled him about how anyone could live amidst so much poverty. If you tackle someone, you attack them and fight them. He claims his attacker overtook and tackled him, pushing him into the dirt. noun Tackle is the equipment that you need for a sport or activity, especially fishing. ...fishing tackle. Tackle is the equipment, usually consisting of ropes and pulleys, needed for lifting or pulling something. I finally hoisted him up with a block and tackle. |
| inflections | tacklestacklingtackled |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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