- Cf. LG. takeln to equip. See Tacklen.
- To supply with tackle.
- To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to tackle a horse into a coach or wagon.Colloq
- 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.
- FootballTo 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.
