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Stopped the ball carrier
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tackled
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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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Word definitions in 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.