Combat vs. Tackle — What's the Difference?

Combat (French for fight) is a purposeful violent conflict meant to physically harm or kill the opposition. Combat may be armed (using weapons) or unarmed (not using weapons).

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

To oppose in battle; fight against.

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

To act or work in order to eliminate, curtail, or stop

A rope and its pulley.

To engage in fighting; contend or struggle.

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

Fighting, especially with weapons

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

Contention or strife

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

Of or relating to combat

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

Intended for use or deployment in combat

Tackle football.

A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).

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

A struggle for victory

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

(transitive) To fight; to struggle against.

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

(intransitive) To fight (with); to struggle for victory (against).

To engage or deal with

To struggle or contend, as with an opposing force; to fight.

To harness (a horse).

To fight with; to oppose by force, argument, etc.; to contend against; to resist.

To tackle an opponent in possession of the ball.

A fight; a contest of violence; a struggle for supremacy.

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

An engagement of no great magnitude; or one in which the parties engaged are not armies.

A block and tackle.

An engagement fought between two military forces

Clothing.

The act of fighting; any contest or struggle;

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

Battle or contend against in or as if in a battle;

Equipment, gear, gadgetry.

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

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

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

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

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

(slang) A man's genitalia.

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.

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

(sports) To attempt to take away a ball.

To bring a ball carrier to the ground.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

To supply with tackle.

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

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

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

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

The person who plays that position on a football team;

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

Gear used in fishing

A position on the line of scrimmage;

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

Accept as a challenge;

Put a harness;

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