the person who plays that position on a football team

A light tackle having double or single blocks, used to hoist or tighten rigging, Nautical, a tackle used for various purposes, a strong dark English ale

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

The condition of being safe; freedom from danger, risk, or injury, A play in which a member of the offensive team downs the ball or is tackled or forced out of bounds behind his own goal line, resulting in two points for the defensive team, The condition or state of being safe; freedom from danger or hazard; exemption from hurt, injury, or loss

A fishing-hook_ often in later use extended to include the line or tackle, and even the rod, The difference in direction of two intersecting lines; the space included between two intersecting lines; the figure or projection formed by the meeting of two lines; a corner, intransitive verb_ To use some bait or artifice; to intrigue; to scheme

A number of warships operating together under one command, Specifically, a number of vessels of war organized for offense or defense under one commander, with subordinate commanders of single vessels and sometimes of squadrons; a naval armament, the senior aid of the admiral of a fleet, when a captain, adjective_ Swift in motion; moving with velocity; light and quick in going from place to place; nimble, transitive verb_ To hasten over; to cause to pass away lighty, or in mirth and joy, To draw apart the blocks of; -- said of a tackle, intransitive verb_ To fade; vanish, To move or pass swiftly