Tackle

Meanings

A device for grasping an object and an attached means of moving it, as a rope and hook.
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.

Tackle: up tackle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tackle may refer to: In football: Tackle (football move), a play in various forms of football Tackle (gridiron
Defensive tackle: A defensive tackle (DT) is a position in American football that typically lines up on the line of scrimmage, opposite one of the offensive guards; however
Tackle (gridiron football position): term "tackle" refers to the offensive tackle position only. The offensive tackle (OT, T), sometimes specified as left tackle (LT) or right tackle (RT)