Nautical A system of ropes and blocks for raising and lowering weights of rigging and pulleys for applying tension, The act of stopping an opposing player carrying the ball, especially by forcing the opponent to the ground, as in football or Rugby, the apparatus or appliances for hauling cannon in or out, intransitive verb_ To obstruct (a player with the ball) in order to cause loss of possession of the ball, To stop (an opponent carrying the ball), especially by forcing the opponent to the ground, To tackle an opponent in possession of the ball, transitive verb_ To supply with tackle, To begin to deal with, (Football) To cause the ball carrier to fall to the ground, thus ending the forward motion of the ball and the play