equipment, apparatus, or gear, esp. for fishing

fishing tackle.

a mechanism or apparatus, as a rope and block or a combination of ropes and blocks, for hoisting, lowering, and shifting objects or materials; purchase.

any system of leverage using several pulleys.

Nautical . the gear and running rigging for handling a ship or performing some task on a ship.

an act of tackling, as in football; a seizing, grasping, or bringing down.

Football .

either of the linemen stationed between a guard and an end.

the position played by this lineman.

(formerly) tack 1 ( def. 8 ) .

to undertake to handle, master, solve, etc.

to tackle a difficult problem.

to deal with (a person) on some problem, issue, etc.

to harness (a horse).

Football . to seize, stop, or throw down (a ball-carrier).

Soccer, Field Hockey . to block or impede the movement or progress of (an opponent having the ball) with the result of depriving the opponent of the ball.

to seize suddenly, esp. in order to stop.

Football . to tackle an opponent having the ball.

verb

avoid , dodge , forget , idle , neglect

noun

accouterment , apparatus , appliance , gear , goods , habiliments , hook , impedimenta , implements , line , machinery , materiel , outfit , paraphernalia , rig , rigging , tools , trappings , equipment , material , thing , turnout

verb

accept , apply oneself , attack , attempt , bang away at , begin , come to grips with * , deal with , devote oneself to , embark upon , engage in , essay , give a try , give a whirl , go for it * , launch , make a run at , pitch into , set about , square off , start the ball rolling , take a shot at , take in hand , take on , take up , try , try on for size , turn one’s hand to , turn to , undertake , work on , block , bring down , bring to the ground , catch , challenge , clutch , confront , down , grapple , grasp , halt , intercept , nail , put the freeze on , sack , seize , smear , stop , take , take hold of , throw , throw down , upset , incur , shoulder , take over , go at , sail in , wade in , apparatus , collar , derrick , equipment , gear , harness , linesman , material , outfit , paraphernalia , rigging , tack