Tackle vs Halter - What's the difference?
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(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.
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(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
A bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them.
A rope with a noose, for hanging criminals; the gallows rope.
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To place a halter on.
Tackle is a related term of halter.
As verbs the difference between tackle and halter
is that tackle is while halter is to place a halter on.As a noun halter is
a bitless headpiece of rope or straps, placed on the head of animals such as cattle or horses to lead or tie them or halter can be one who halts or limps; a cripple.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.
halter
English
(wikipedia halter)Etymology 1
From (etyl) halter, helter, helfter, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- And Crates said, that love was cured with hunger, if not by time; and in him that liked not these two meanes, by the halter .
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Synonyms
* headstall * headpiece * headcollar (British)Verb
- What do you mean, you didn't halter the horses when we stopped for the night?