Tackle

·noun To supply with tackle.

II. Tackle ·noun To begin to deal with; as, to tackle the problem.

III. Tackle ·noun The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used.

IV. Tackle ·noun To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to Harness; as, to tackle a horse into a coach or wagon.

V. Tackle ·noun To Seize; to lay hold of; to Grapple; as, a wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game.

VI. Tackle ·noun Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block.

VII. Tackle ·noun Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons.