Synonym: apparatus, attack, equipment, furnishings, gear, get busy, grapple with, seize, undertake. Similar words: stack, attack, ankle, sprinkle, intact, attach, tactic, attach to. Meaning: ['tækl] n. 1. the person who plays that position on a football team 2. gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails 3. gear used in fishing 4. a position on the line of scrimmage 5. (American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground. v. 1. accept as a challenge 2. put a harness 3. seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball.
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121. Seabury nevertheless decided to tackle it, and thrust a harpoon deep into the creature's neck.
122. Under President Ford leading Western states had begun to tackle their economic differences with greater determination.
123. Adversarial attitudes still exist and the Government is exerting pressure on the industry to tackle this problem.
124. Sea fishing is a particular passion of Raymond's and he will loan tackle and arrange boat trips.
125. The Rao government moved swiftly to try and tackle the economic crisis.
126. Only the UN can tackle global problems like pollution of the atmosphere.
127. Starting defensive end Michael Bankston has heard the rumors he will move to tackle to play next to Eric Swann.
128. Most certainly, Stanley Baldwin's first major political concern as Prime Minister was to tackle unemployment.
129. Andrea Lo Cicero was another who gave his all, a prop who could run and tackle and still do the basics.
130. Lightning quick, fearless in the tackle and always in the thick of the action.
131. Everything I do in future I will tackle with total concentration and self-assurance, and I will do it well.
132. We have promised to provide new and additional resources to help the developing countries to tackle their environmental problems.
133. So it's fitting that his collection of fishing tackle is being auctioned off in the town tomorrow.
134. So clean was the tackle that he was able to dispossess the player and race clear with the ball.
135. Read in studio Police have launched a new initiative to tackle a rising wave of crime.
136. After defensive end Charles Haley had back surgery last month, the coaches moved tackle Leon Lett to end.
137. The police reacted swiftly and a man who broke through their cordon was brought down by a rugby tackle and arrested.
138. The arcade section is hideous, featuring computer-controlled players running around like headless chickens and never attempting a tackle.
139. Anyone wishing to tackle crime rates must pay enormous attention to youth crime because of its sheer scale.
140. It also doubles as light tackle for smaller game fish.
141. The bill's promoter stated specifically that he has no intention of going on to tackle shooting or angling.
142. An old armchair could have fatal consequences, long before the fire service has arrived to tackle the flames.
143. The most bothersome injury may be the stress fracture suffered by defensive tackle Brandon Whiting before camp began. Sentencedict.com
144. Robert Jenkins continues to play left tackle, as Harlow recovers from a nerve problem that affects his hip and back.
145. He felt clear headed enough to tackle the remainder of the long journey north.
146. Donovan is 71, a former defensive tackle with the memorable Baltimore Colts teams of the 1950s and early 1960s.
147. The University of Florida researcher has come up with a brilliantly simple way to tackle tooth decay.
148. Terminal tackle: Use a sinker release with a 2-to 3-pound lead cannonball sinker.
149. On the one hand, the Socialists say they will tackle corruption by introducing a new law on party financing.
150. The initiative has also made concerted attempts to tackle these problems.