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tackle |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb tackle 1 of 3 senses of tackle Sense 2 tackle, take on => rise Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb tackle 1 of 3 senses of tackle Sense 2 tackle, take on => rise Entailment of verb tackle Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb tackle 3 senses of tackle Sense 1 undertake, tackle, take on => confront, face up face Sense 2 tackle, take on => confront, face Sense 3 tackle => attack, aggress Familiarity of verb tackle tackle used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb tackle Sense 1 undertake, tackle, take on => confront, face up face -------------- Sense 2 tackle, take on => confront, face -------------- Sense 3 tackle => attack, aggress -------------- Grep of noun tackle block and tackle fishing tackle ground tackle tackle tackler Overview of noun tackle The noun tackle has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) tackle -- (the person who plays that position on a football team; "the right tackle is a straight A student") 2. rigging, tackle -- (gear consisting of ropes etc supporting a ship's masts and sails) 3. fishing gear, tackle, fishing tackle -- (gear used in fishing) 4. tackle -- (a position on the line of scrimmage; "it takes a big man to play tackle") 5. tackle -- ((football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground) Overview of verb tackle The verb tackle has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) undertake, tackle, take on -- (accept as a challenge) 2. (1) tackle, take on -- (set about dealing with "I'll try to tackle this difficult task") 3. tackle -- (seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball, in American football) Overview of noun tackle The noun tackle has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) tackle -- (the person who plays that position on a football team; "the right tackle is a straight A student") 2. rigging, tackle -- (gear consisting of ropes etc supporting a ship's masts and sails) 3. fishing gear, tackle, fishing tackle -- (gear used in fishing) 4. tackle -- (a position on the line of scrimmage; "it takes a big man to play tackle") 5. tackle -- ((football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground) Overview of verb tackle The verb tackle has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) undertake, tackle, take on -- (accept as a challenge) 2. (1) tackle, take on -- (set about dealing with "I'll try to tackle this difficult task") 3. tackle -- (seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball, in American football)
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