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Cackle vs Tackle - What's the difference?

cackle | tackle |

As verbs the difference between cackle and tackle

is that cackle is to make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does while tackle is .

As a noun cackle

is the cry of a hen or goose, especially when laying an egg.

cackle

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The cry of a hen or goose, especially when laying an egg
  • A laugh resembling the cry of a hen or goose.

    • Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does.
  • * Shakespeare
    • When every goose is cackling .
  • To laugh with a broken sound similar to a hen's cry.
  • *, title=The Mirror and the Lamp
    • , chapter=2 citation , passage=She was a fat, round little woman, richly apparelled in velvet and lace, […]; and the way she laughed, cackling like a hen, the way she talked to the waiters and the maid, […]—all these unexpected phenomena impelled one to hysterical mirth, and made one class her with such immortally ludicrous types as Ally Sloper, the Widow Twankey, or Miss Moucher.}}
  • To talk in a silly manner; to prattle.
    • (Johnson)

    Synonyms

    * See also

    See also

    * cluck

    tackle

    English

    Noun

  • (nautical) A system of ropes and blocks used to increase the force applied to the free end of the rope.
  • (fishing, uncountable) Equipment (rod, reel, line, lure, etc.) used when angling.
  • (uncountable, informal) By extension, any piece of equipment, particularly gadgetry.
  • * 2004 June 24–30, "Jeff Gordon Never Gets Tired Of Seeing Face On Cheap Plastic Crap", '', available in ''Embedded in America , ISBN 1400054567, page 193,
    • ... an illuminated license-plate frame bearing his likeness, signature, and yellow number 24. "That there's a real nice piece of tackle . ..."
  • (sports, countable) A play where a player attempts to take control over the ball from an opponent, as in rugby or football.
  • (American football, countable) A play where a defender brings the ball carrier to the ground.
  • (countable) Any instance in which one person forces another to the ground.
  • (American football, uncountable) The offensive positions between each guard and end, offensive tackle.
  • (American football, countable) A person playing that position.
  • (American football, uncountable) The defensive positions between two ends, defensive tackle.
  • (American football, countable) A person playing that position.
  • (slang) A man's genitalia.

    • Derived terms

    * grapple tackle * spear tackle

    Verb

  • to face or deal with attempting to overcome or fight down
    • The government's measures to tackle crime were insufficient.
  • (sports) to attempt to take away a ball
  • (American football) to bring a ball carrier to the ground