Tackle vs. Deal

The equipment used in a particular activity, especially in fishing; gear.

To give out in shares or portions; apportion

(often tākəl) Nautical A system of ropes and blocks for raising and lowering weights of rigging and pulleys for applying tension.

To distribute (playing cards) among players.

A rope and its pulley.

To give (a specific card) to a player while so distributing.

The act of stopping an opposing player carrying the ball, especially by forcing the opponent to the ground, as in football or rugby.

To sell

The act of obstructing a player in order to cause loss of possession of the ball, as in soccer.

To administer; deliver

One of two offensive linemen positioned between the guard and the end on either side of the ball.

To be occupied or concerned

One of two defensive linemen positioned to the inside of either end.

To behave in a specified way toward another or others; have transactions

Tackle football.

To take action with respect to someone or something

To grab hold of and wrestle with (an opponent).

(Informal) To cope

To stop (an opponent carrying the ball), especially by forcing the opponent to the ground.

To do business; trade

To obstruct (a player with the ball) in order to cause loss of possession of the ball.

(Games) To distribute playing cards.

To engage or deal with

(Slang) To buy and sell drugs, especially illegally.

To harness (a horse).

(Baseball) To throw a pitch.

To tackle an opponent in possession of the ball.

The act or a round of apportioning or distributing.

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

Distribution of playing cards.

A block and tackle.

The cards so distributed; a hand.

Clothing.

The right or turn of a player to distribute the cards.

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

The playing of one hand.

Equipment, gear, gadgetry.

An indefinite quantity, extent, or degree

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

An agreement, especially one that is mutually beneficial.

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

A business transaction

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

A legal contract

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

(Informal) A sale favorable especially to the buyer; a bargain.

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

(Informal) Treatment received

(slang) A man's genitalia.

(Informal) The situation or background information regarding something

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 them.

A fir or pine board cut to standard dimensions.

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

Such boards or planks considered as a group.

(sports) To attempt to take away a ball.

Fir or pine wood.

To bring a ball carrier to the ground.

(obsolete) A division, a portion, a share, a part, a piece.

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

(often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).

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.

An act of dealing or sharing out.

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

(card games) The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this.

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

A particular instance of trading (buying or selling; exchanging; bartering); a transaction.

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

(in particular) A transaction offered which is financially beneficial; a bargain.

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.

An agreement between parties; an arrangement.

To supply with tackle.

(informal) A situation, occasion, or event.

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

(informal) A thing, an unspecified or unidentified object.

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

(uncountable) Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir).

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

(countable) A plank of softwood (fir or pine board).

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

A wooden board or plank, usually between 12 or 14 feet in length, traded as a commodity in shipbuilding.

The person who plays that position on a football team;

(a) Male genitalia.

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

(transitive) To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share.

Gear used in fishing

(transitive) To administer or give out, as in small portions.

A position on the line of scrimmage;

(ambitransitive) To distribute cards to the players in a game.

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

(transitive) deliver damage, a blow, strike or cut. To inflict.

Accept as a challenge;

(baseball) To pitch.

Put a harness;

(intransitive) To have dealings or business.

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

(intransitive) To conduct oneself, to behave.

To take action; to act.

(intransitive) To trade professionally (followed by in).

(ambitransitive) To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs.

(intransitive) To be concerned with.

(intransitive) To handle, to manage, to cope.

Made of deal.

A part or portion; a share; hence, an indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent; as, a deal of time and trouble; a deal of cold.

The process of dealing cards to the players; also, the portion disturbed.

Distribution; apportionment.

An arrangement to attain a desired result by a combination of interested parties; - applied to stock speculations and political bargains.

The division of a piece of timber made by sawing; a board or plank; particularly, a board or plank of fir or pine above seven inches in width, and exceeding six feet in length. If narrower than this, it is called a batten; if shorter, a deal end.

Wood of the pine or fir; as, a floor of deal.

To divide; to separate in portions; hence, to give in portions; to distribute; to bestow successively; - sometimes with out.

Specifically: To distribute, as cards, to the players at the commencement of a game; as, to deal the cards; to deal one a jack.

To make distribution; to share out in portions, as cards to the players.

To do a distributing or retailing business, as distinguished from that of a manufacturer or producer; to traffic; to trade; to do business; as, he deals in flour.

To act as an intermediary in business or any affairs; to manage; to make arrangements; - followed by between or with.

To conduct one's self; to behave or act in any affair or towards any one; to treat.

To contend (with); to treat (with), by way of opposition, check, or correction; as, he has turbulent passions to deal with.

A particular instance of buying or selling;

An agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each;

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;

A plank of softwood (fir or pine board)

Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)

The cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time;

The type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement);

The act of distributing playing cards;

The act of apportioning or distributing something;

Deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression;

Take action with respect to (someone or something);

Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes;

Come to terms or deal successfully with;

Administer or bestow, as in small portions;

Do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood;

Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of;

Behave in a certain way towards others;

Distribute to the players in a game;

Direct the course of; manage or control;

Give out as one's portion or share

Give (a specific card) to a player;

Sell;

Made of fir or pine;