to tackle
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2.5
- verb
- /ˈtækəl/
:
placar
- Late in the game's first half, Zack tackled a runner rushing toward the end zone.
He's a midfielder, so he's meant to tackle and pass.
- He's a midfielder, so he's meant to tackle and pass.
- But most of the guys I was tackling were a bit more lumpier than me, you know.
- Somebody tackled the shooter while he was reloading.
- But when we play against Michigan, our second string that ran the play, I tackled my man.
- Yeah, well, like I rugby tackled the Fed through a Bush.
- And we so the the message was gang tackling hit him, hit him, hit him, hit him.
- And that shit builds up and then you're being tackled in a bagel store by some old fuck.
- Don't you know, don't tackle El Hefe, Don Pablo, you know, go easy on him.
- Don't, you know, don't tackle Al Hefe, Don Pablo, you know, go easy on him.
Examples
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He's a midfielder, so he's meant to tackle and pass.
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On playgrounds and in fields, I tackled little boys and pinned them to the ground.
Fiction book (1997) -
Did you really tackle him?
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Come on, Richie, tackle him.
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So, I tackled this guy, right?
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Harry turns and runs, but Lloyd tackles him as they reach the bridge.
Fiction book (1994) -
They gave him the ball and then he ran, got tackled immediately.
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The man leaped forward and tackled him, and they tumbled to the floor.
Fiction book (1991) -
Screaming women scatter as Charlie tackles Coll, catching him around the ankles.
Fiction book (1991) -
During the match, he managed to tackle the opposing player before he could score.
Synonyms
7
3.4
To stop another player in a game, often by tackling them
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Offensive
A humorous British phrase for a man's private parts or the groom's clothes
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tackle meaning to seize and throw down comes from the older sense of 'taking hold' or fastening with gear, so in football or rugby it means to grab a player and bring them down.