tackle verb
1 deal with sth difficult
ADV. properly, seriously | directly, head-on The drugs problem has to be tackled head-on. | effectively, successfully
VERB + TACKLE attempt to, try to | help (to) | fail to failing to tackle the key issues
PREP. with The problem is being tackled with a range of measures.
PHRASES a way of tackling sth
2 in sport
ADV. hard He can run fast and tackle hard.