1. tackle - Noun
2. tackle - Verb
To supply with tackle.
Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block.
Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons.
The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used.
To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to tackle a horse into a coach or wagon.
To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game.
To begin to deal with; as, to tackle the problem.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI know it's a rare privilege, but if one can really tackle something in adult life that means that much to you, then it's more rewarding than anything I can imagine. Andrew Wiles
All successful newpapers are ceaselessly querulous and bellicose. They never defend anyone or anything if they can help it if the job is forced upon them, they tackle it by denouncing someone or something else. H. L. Mencken
No problem exists in isolation, one must first reduce it to its basic components, then tackle each component in turn. John le Carré
My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a great nation. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
All art preserves mysteries which aesthetic philosophers tackle in vain. Anthony Burgess
He can't kick with his left foot, he can't head a ball, he can't tackle and he doesn't score many goals. Apart from that he's all right. George Best