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tackle
What does tackle mean?
tackle (verb): to face or deal with, attempting to overcome or fight down.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce tackle?
/ˈtækəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does tackle come from?
From Middle English takel (“gear, apparatus”), from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German takel (“ship's rigging”), perhaps related to Middle Dutch taken (“to grasp, seize”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of tackle?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “tackle” mean?
to knowingly give false information with intent to deceive
Not quite: that's what lie means.
to face or deal with, attempting to overcome or fight down
Right! That's what “tackle” means.
to go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space
Not quite: that's what enter means.
to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
Not quite: that's what transfer means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “tackle”?
recommend
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represent
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establish
Not quite: establish means something else.
undertake
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