To tackle a challenge means taking it on, so if you set out to tackle the classics of English literature, you should be prepared spend a lot of time in the library.
Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block.
Noun
(American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground
Noun
a position on the line of scrimmage; "it takes a big man to play tackle"
Noun
gear used in fishing
Noun
gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship''s masts and sails
Noun
the person who plays that position on a football team; "the right tackle is a straight A student"
Verb
seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball
Verb
put a harness; "harness the horse"
Verb
accept as a challenge; "I''ll tackle this difficult task"
n.
Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting
of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as
distinct from the block.
n.
Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object
is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle;
formerly, specifically, weapons.
n.
The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase
where more than one block is used.
n.
To supply with tackle.
n.
To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to
tackle a horse into a coach or wagon.
n.
To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler
tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game.
n.
To begin to deal with; as, to tackle the problem.
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The greatest poetess of our day has wasted her time and strength in tackling windmills under conditions the most fitted to insure her defeat.
Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block.
To supply with tackle.
Usage Examples
You'd think that in this age, especially in the 21st century - especially with all the technology and all the discoveries that we've made - that we would figure out how to tackle abuse.
Any new financial order for the world must tackle the three chief challenges of our age.
The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can retain interest as it conveys emotions and moods that no other art form can hope to tackle.
I already have legitimacy as a filmmaker and now I'm trying to do stuff that's just fun. Until I find a cool tangible subject again that I want to tackle.
My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a great nation.
One lion thinks it's just hilarious to tackle us. He's very funny about it... and we always know when it will happen.
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Other Usage ExamplesIt's time to look beyond the budget ax to assure access to health care for all. It's time to look for bipartisan solutions to the problems we can tackle today, and to work together for tomorrow - building a health care system that works for all Americans.
This is a historic moment in global public health, demonstrating the international will to tackle a threat to health head on.
For a successful entrepreneur it can mean extreme wealth. But with extreme wealth comes extreme responsibility. And the responsibility for me is to invest in creating new businesses, create jobs, employ people, and to put money aside to tackle issues where we can make a difference.
Broadcasters or politicians or writers who think that they are respecting Struggle Street, the battlers, by dumbing things down into one-line sound bites are not respecting them, they are treating them with contempt. It's our job above all in politics to tackle the big issues and to explain them.
It is our job above all in politics to tackle the big issues and to explain them, and have the honesty to say to people, 'There are no easy solutions here.'
Sound science must be our guide in choosing which problems to tackle and how to approach them.
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