Available Definitions:
1) n. - Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights, consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the rope and attachments, as distinct from the block.
2) n. - Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons.
3) n. - The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any purchase where more than one block is used.
4) n. - To supply with tackle.
5) n. - To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to tackle a horse into a coach or wagon.
6) n. - To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game.
7) n. - To begin to deal with; as, to tackle the problem.