Tackle vs. Tool

Tacklenoun

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

Tacklenoun

A block and tackle.

Tacklenoun

Equipment (rod, reel, line, lure, etc.) used when angling.

Tacklenoun

equipment, gear, gadgetry.

Tacklenoun

A play where a player attempts to take control over the ball from an opponent, as in rugby or football.

Tacklenoun

A play where a defender brings the ball carrier to the ground.

Tacklenoun

(countable) Any instance in which one person intercepts another and forces them to the ground.

Tacklenoun

(American football) An offensive line position between a guard and an end: offensive tackle; a person playing that position.

Tacklenoun

(American football) A defensive position between two defensive ends: defensive tackle; a person playing that position.

Tacklenoun

(slang) A man's genitalia.

Tackleverb

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.

Tackleverb

To face or deal with, attempting to overcome or fight down.

Tackleverb

(sports) To attempt to take away a ball.

Tackleverb

To bring a ball carrier to the ground.

Tackleverb

To "hit on" or pursue a person that one is interested in.

Tacklenoun

Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block, in which case the full appratus is referred to as a block and tackle.

Tacklenoun

Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons.

Tacklenoun

The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used.

Tacklenoun

An act of tackling{4}; as, brought down by a tackle by a lineman.

Tacklenoun

One of two linemen on a football team, occupying a position between the guard and an end; also, the position played by such a tackle.

Tackleverb

To supply with tackle.

Tackleverb

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

Tackleverb

To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game.

Tackleverb

To cause the ball carrier to fall to the ground, thus ending the forward motion of the ball and the play.

Tackleverb

To begin to deal with; as, to tackle the problem.

Tacklenoun

the person who plays that position on a football team;

Tacklenoun

gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails

Tacklenoun

gear used in fishing

Tacklenoun

a position on the line of scrimmage;

Tacklenoun

(American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground

Tackleverb

accept as a challenge;

Tackleverb

put a harness;

Tackleverb

seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball

Toolnoun

A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.

Toolnoun

Equipment used in a profession, e.g., tools of the trade.

Toolnoun

Something to perform an operation; an instrument; a means.

Toolnoun

(computing) A piece of software used to develop software or hardware, or to perform low-level operations.

Toolnoun

A person or group which is used or controlled, usually unwittingly, by another person or group.

Toolnoun

(slang) Penis.

Toolnoun

An obnoxious or uptight person.

Toolverb

(transitive) To work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather.

Toolverb

(transitive) To equip with tools.

Toolverb

(intransitive) To work very hard.

Toolverb

To put down another person (possibly in a subtle, hidden way), and in that way to use him or her to meet a goal.

Toolverb

To intentionally attack the ball so that it deflects off a blocker out of bounds.

Toolverb

To drive (a coach, etc.)

Toolverb

To travel in a vehicle; to ride or drive.

Toolnoun

An instrument such as a hammer, saw, plane, file, and the like, used in the manual arts, to facilitate mechanical operations; any instrument used by a craftsman or laborer at his work; an implement; as, the tools of a joiner, smith, shoe-maker, etc.; also, a cutter, chisel, or other part of an instrument or machine that dresses work.

Toolnoun

A machine for cutting or shaping materials; - also called machine tool.

Toolnoun

Hence, any instrument of use or service.

Toolnoun

A weapon.

Toolnoun

A person used as an instrument by another person; - a word of reproach; as, men of intrigue have their tools, by whose agency they accomplish their purposes.

Toolverb

To shape, form, or finish with a tool.

Toolverb

To drive, as a coach.

Toolverb

To travel in a vehicle; to ride or drive.

Toolnoun

an implement used in the practice of a vocation

Toolnoun

the means whereby some act is accomplished;

Toolnoun

a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else

Toolnoun

obscene terms for penis

Toolverb

drive;

Toolverb

ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it;

Toolverb

furnish with tools

Toolverb

work with a tool

Toolnoun

a device or implement, especially one held in the hand, used to carry out a particular function

Toolnoun

a thing used to help perform a job

Toolnoun

a person used or exploited by another

Toolnoun

a piece of software that carries out a particular function, typically creating or modifying another program.

Toolnoun

a distinct design in the tooling of a book.

Toolnoun

a small stamp or roller used to make a tooled design.

Toolnoun

a man's penis.

Toolnoun

a stupid, irritating, or contemptible man

Toolverb

impress a design on (leather, especially a leather book cover)

Toolverb

equip or be equipped with tools for industrial production

Toolverb

be or become armed, especially for criminal activity

Toolverb

drive or ride in a casual or leisurely manner

Toolverb

dress (stone) with a chisel.

Tool

A tool is an object that can extend an individual's ability to modify features of the surrounding environment. Although many animals use simple tools, only human beings, whose use of stone tools dates back hundreds of millennia, have been observed using tools to make other tools.