tackling

Meaning of tackling

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.
    The government's measures to tackle crime were insufficient.
  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.
noun
  1. The process by which something is tackled or dealt with.
  2. The tackle of a vessel.
  3. The harness for drawing a carriage.

Information about tackling

  • The plural form of tackling is: tacklings.
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Hyphenation of tackling

tack-ling

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 letters.
  • tackling is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Anagrams of tackling

talcking

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