A tough fabric originally used for American football pants. As newer fabrics were created and tackle twill was replaced with other materials such as Lycra, its primary use became lettering (name and number embroidery), as on athletic apparel.

plural of slide tackle

(colloquial, humorous) The male genitals.

(nautical) equipment, such as anchors, cables, or windlasses, for mooring a vessel away from a pier or other fixed moorings.

(American football) A tackle made about the feet or ankles.

(soccer) To tackle another player by sliding on the ground feet-first.

simple past tense and past participle of rugby tackle

plural of rugby tackle

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rugby tackle

An instance of knocking someone or something over using one's arms and upper body.