Tackle vs. Tool
Difference Between Tackle and Tool
Tacklenoun
The equipment used in a particular activity, especially in fishing; gear.
Toolnoun
A device, such as a saw, shovel, or drill, used to perform or facilitate manual or mechanical work.
Tacklenoun
(often tākəl) Nautical A system of ropes and blocks for raising and lowering weights of rigging and pulleys for applying tension.
Toolnoun
A machine, such as a lathe, used to cut and shape machine parts or other objects.
Tacklenoun
A rope and its pulley.
Toolnoun
The cutting part of such a machine.
Tacklenoun
The act of stopping an opposing player carrying the ball, especially by forcing the opponent to the ground, as in football or rugby.
Toolnoun
Something regarded as necessary to the carrying out of one's occupation or profession
Words are the tools of our trade.Tacklenoun
The act of obstructing a player in order to cause loss of possession of the ball, as in soccer.
Toolnoun
Something used in the performance of an operation; an instrument
"Modern democracies have the fiscal and monetary tools ... to end chronic slumps and galloping inflations" (Paul A. Samuelson).Tacklenoun
One of two offensive linemen positioned between the guard and the end on either side of the ball.
Toolnoun
Vulgar Slang The penis.
Tacklenoun
One of two defensive linemen positioned to the inside of either end.
Toolnoun
A person used to carry out the designs of another; a dupe.
Tacklenoun
Tackle football.
Toolnoun
A bookbinder's hand stamp.
Tackleverb
To grab hold of and wrestle with (an opponent).
Toolnoun
A design impressed on a book cover by such a stamp.
Tackleverb
To stop (an opponent carrying the ball), especially by forcing the opponent to the ground.
Toolnoun
(Computers) A utility program.
Tackleverb
To obstruct (a player with the ball) in order to cause loss of possession of the ball.
Toolverb
To form, work, or decorate with a tool.
Tackleverb
To engage or deal with
tackle a perplexing problem.Toolverb
To ornament (a book cover) with a bookbinder's tool.
Tackleverb
To harness (a horse).
Toolverb
(Slang) To drive (a vehicle)
tooled the car at 80 miles an hour.Tackleverb
To tackle an opponent in possession of the ball.
Toolverb
To work with a tool.
Tacklenoun
A device for grasping an object and an attached means of moving it, as a rope and hook.
Toolverb
(Slang) To drive or ride in a vehicle
tooled up and down the roads.Tacklenoun
A block and tackle.
Toolnoun
A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
Hand me that tool, would you?I don't have the right tools to start fiddling around with the engine.Tacklenoun
Equipment (rod, reel, line, lure, etc.) used when angling.
Toolnoun
Equipment used in a profession, e.g., tools of the trade.
Tacklenoun
equipment, gear, gadgetry.
Toolnoun
Something to perform an operation; an instrument; a means.
Tacklenoun
A play where a player attempts to take control over the ball from an opponent, as in rugby or football.
Toolnoun
(computing) A piece of software used to develop software or hardware, or to perform low-level operations.
The software engineer had been developing lots of EDA tools.a tool for recovering deleted files from a diskTacklenoun
A play where a defender brings the ball carrier to the ground.
Toolnoun
A person or group which is used or controlled, usually unwittingly, by another person or group.
He was a tool, no more than a pawn to her.Tacklenoun
(countable) Any instance in which one person intercepts another and forces them to the ground.
Toolnoun
(slang) Penis.
Tacklenoun
(American football) An offensive line position between a guard and an end: offensive tackle; a person playing that position.
Toolnoun
An obnoxious or uptight person.
He won't sell us tickets because it's 3:01, and they went off sale at 3. That guy's such a tool.Tacklenoun
(American football) A defensive position between two defensive ends: defensive tackle; a person playing that position.
Toolverb
(transitive) To work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather.
Tacklenoun
(slang) A man's genitalia.
Toolverb
(transitive) To equip with tools.
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.
Toolverb
(intransitive) To work very hard.
Tackleverb
To face or deal with, attempting to overcome or fight down.
The government's measures to tackle crime were insufficient.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.
Dude, he's not your friend. He's just tooling you.Tackleverb
(sports) To attempt to take away a ball.
Toolverb
To intentionally attack the ball so that it deflects off a blocker out of bounds.
Tackleverb
To bring a ball carrier to the ground.
Toolverb
To drive (a coach, etc.)
Tackleverb
To "hit on" or pursue a person that one is interested in.
Toolverb
To travel in a vehicle; to ride or drive.
Tacklenoun
the person who plays that position on a football team;
the right tackle is a straight A studentToolnoun
an implement used in the practice of a vocation
Tacklenoun
gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails
Toolnoun
the means whereby some act is accomplished;
my greed was the instrument of my destructionscience has given us new tools to fight diseaseTacklenoun
gear used in fishing
Toolnoun
a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
Tacklenoun
a position on the line of scrimmage;
it takes a big man to play tackleToolnoun
obscene terms for penis
Tacklenoun
(American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground
Toolverb
drive;
The convertible tooled down the streetTackleverb
accept as a challenge;
I'll tackle this difficult taskToolverb
ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it;
We tooled down the streetTackleverb
put a harness;
harness the horseToolverb
furnish with tools
Tackleverb
seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball
Toolverb
work with a tool
