Crossword clues for tackled
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tackled \Tac"kled\, a. Made of ropes tacked together.
My man shall be with thee,
And bring thee cords made like a tackled stair.
--Shak.
Tackle \Tac"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tackled; p. pr. & vb. n. Tackling.] [Cf. LG. takeln to equip. See Tackle, n.]
To supply with tackle.
--Beau. & Fl.To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to tackle a horse into a coach or wagon. [Colloq.]
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To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game.
The greatest poetess of our day has wasted her time and strength in tackling windmills under conditions the most fitted to insure her defeat.
--Dublin Univ. Mag. (Football) To cause the ball carrier to fall to the ground, thus ending the forward motion of the ball and the play.
To begin to deal with; as, to tackle the problem.
Wiktionary
Made of ropes tacked together. v
(en-past of: tackle)
Usage examples of "tackled".
Mataga gasped, and sat down, then lunged and tackled Cowan and they both fell.
There were others, though, who tackled Andy hard in the scrimmages, but he rather liked it, for there was no vindictiveness back of it.
I tossed the jacket and a sheet of fabric softener into the dryer and let it run while I tackled the Augean Labor of choosing a shirt and slacks.
Deborah tackled them for me while I shoved my arms into the shoulder holster, spun the cylinder of the .
The next thing is to interview the girl on whose behalf Mr Luton tackled Giles Faudrey on the night of the dress rehearsal.
He began to permit himself to be tackled simply to prevent the score from getting completely one-sided.
Fox got to work on his notes, Alleyn tackled the reports that had come in while they were away.