Tackle vs Glomp - What's the difference?
tackle | glomp |
(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,
(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.
to face or deal with attempting to overcome or fight down
(sports) to attempt to take away a ball
(American football) to bring a ball carrier to the ground
(slang) to embrace enthusiastically; to pounce on and hug, often from a running start.
*1994 , John Walter Biles, Kunou's Excellent Adventure [FanFic] , rec.arts.anime.stories, [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.anime.stories/msg/466c0e3caff81fe4?dmode=source]
*:You glomp onto her, and she punts you through the wall....but you don't care!
*2000 , KATHYNEW, Re: Ranma Fanfiction Cliches (draft) , rec.arts.anime.fandom, [http://groups.google.com./group/rec.arts.anime.fandom/msg/f1d35cbb99146224?dmode=source]
*:Nope. Every instance he's near her he tries to glomp her. If she shows affection to Ranma, he attacks Ranma.
*2002 , cb, Re: Dead end jobs , alt.support.shyness, [http://groups.google.com./group/alt.support.shyness/msg/5e4cae69c77bbb32?dmode=source]
*:Girls would ask for people to glomp them and dish them out, even to complete strangers. The most recent one I was at, there were several girls wearing huge signs that read "GLOMP ME!", one of them being a former date I had that turned out really badly.
*2002 , Soffia Parry, Re: ATTN: STRYDER167 , alt.fan.dragonball, [http://groups.google.com./group/alt.fan.dragonball/msg/c6551918c916e8ea?dmode=source]
*:I like your name, for some reason it makes me want to glomp you
*2006 , starcade, With spoilers abounding, Kaleido Star Grand Finale discussion... , rec.arts.anime.misc, [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.anime.misc/msg/14cb5eb77c375a63?dmode=source]
*:Can I glomp Sora's and Rosetta's voice actresses?? Please??
(slang) An embrace of this kind.
*1996 Mar 23, RpM-acct2/5, Surreal World pt 3 [fanfic][Ranma/UY/Nuku/Tenchi/SM/A!MG/KOR] , rec.arts.anime.stories, [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.anime.creative/msg/4be30a5c086f64af?dmode=source]
*:Ryoko zoomed in for the glomp when suddenly she got glomped herself.
As verbs the difference between tackle and glomp
is that tackle is while glomp is (slang|transitive) to embrace enthusiastically; to pounce on and hug, often from a running start.As a noun glomp is
(slang) an embrace of this kind.tackle
English
Noun
- ... an illuminated license-plate frame bearing his likeness, signature, and yellow number 24. "That there's a real nice piece of tackle . ..."
Derived terms
* grapple tackle * spear tackleVerb
- The government's measures to tackle crime were insufficient.