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tackles

tackles is the plural of tackle.

tackles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tackle.

Meaning of tackle

Noun

tackle (countable and uncountable, plural tackles)

  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. (slang, uncountable) Clothing.
  4. (uncountable) Equipment (rod, reel, line, lure, etc.) used when angling.
  5. (broadly, informal, uncountable) Equipment, gear, gadgetry.
    • ... an illuminated license-plate frame bearing his likeness, signature, and yellow number 24. "That there's a real nice piece of tackle. ..."2004 June 24–30, "Jeff Gordon Never Gets Tired Of Seeing Face On Cheap Plastic Crap", The Onion, available in Embedded in America, →ISBN, page 193
  6. (countable) A play where a player attempts to take control over the ball from an opponent, as in rugby or football.

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Phrases with tackles

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Questions about tackles

What is tackles the plural of?
Tackles is the plural of tackle.

Words near tackles in the dictionary

  1. tackleless
  2. tackleman
  3. tacklemen
  4. tackler
  5. tacklers
  6. tackles
  7. tackles for loss
  8. tackless
  9. Tackley
  10. tacklifter
  11. tacklifters

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