Crossword clues for tackling
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tackling \Tac"kling\, n. (Naut.)
Furniture of the masts and yards of a vessel, as cordage, sails, etc.
Instruments of action; as, fishing tackling.
--Walton.The straps and fixures adjusted to an animal, by which he draws a carriage, or the like; harness.
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
n. (cx nautical English) The tackle of a vessel. vb. (present participle of tackle English)
WordNet
n. taking the bull by the horns [syn: braving, confronting, coping with, grappling]
Usage examples of "tackling".
Without hesitation, she flung herself at Ford, tackling him to the floor.
She used every ounce of willpower to refrain from tackling him to the wooden decking and demanding he make love with her.
I was still smallonly about 130 poundsbut I knew a lot about blocking and tackling and throwing the ball, and by being extremely competitive I got my letter.