tackles

• addresses
• approaches
• attacks
• faces
• goes at
• has at
• lights into
• pitches in
• pitches into
• pursues
• sails into
• takes up
• tears into
• undertakes

• avoids
• dallies
• dawdles
• dillydallies
• evades
• fools
• idles
• lags
• messes
• plays
• pokes
• shuns
• trifles

• noun
  1. A device for grasping an object and an attached means of moving it, as a rope and hook.
  2. A block and tackle.
  3. Equipment (rod, reel, line, lure, etc.) used when angling.
  4. (by extension) equipment, gear, gadgetry.
  5. A play where a player attempts to take control over the ball from an opponent, as in rugby or football.
  6. A play where a defender brings the ball carrier to the ground.
  7. Any instance in which one person intercepts another and forces them to the ground.
  8. An offensive line position between a guard and an end: offensive tackle; a person playing that position.
  9. A defensive position between two defensive ends: defensive tackle; a person playing that position.
  10. A man's genitalia.
• verb
  1. To force a person to the ground with the weight of one's own body, usually by jumping on top or slamming one's weight into him or her.
  2. To face or deal with, attempting to overcome or fight down.
  3. To attempt to take away a ball.
  4. To bring a ball carrier to the ground.
  5. To "hit on" or pursue a person that one is interested in.

• The defensive player confidently tackles the opposing team members.
• The coach emphasized the importance of proper technique when executing tackles on the field.
• As the game intensified, the linebacker made crucial tackles to stop the advancing offense.
• During practice, the players focused on refining their tackles to improve overall team performance.
• In the final minutes of the match, the determined player made a series of effective tackles to secure the victory.

tacks

sails into

sallies

latches

attacks

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