TACKLE

noun to supply with tackle.

2. tackle ·noun to begin to deal with; as, to tackle the problem.

3. tackle ·noun the rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used.

4. tackle ·noun to fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to tackle a horse into a coach or wagon.

5. tackle ·noun to seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game.

6. 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.

7. 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.