tackle on in English

Forms: tackles on [present, singular, third-person], tackling on [participle, present], tackled on [participle, past], tackled on [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} tackle on (third-person singular simple present tackles on, present participle tackling on, simple past and past participle tackled on)

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        "To deal with; to confront; to tackle head on."
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        "(informal, transitive) To deal with; to confront; to tackle head on."
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  "word": "tackle on"
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    {
      "form": "tackles on",
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        "present",
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    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "tackled on",
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        "past"
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        "To deal with; to confront; to tackle head on."
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        "(informal, transitive) To deal with; to confront; to tackle head on."
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"tackle on" meaning in English

Verb