"tackling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tacklings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tackling (plural tacklings)
  1. The process by which something is tackled or dealt with.
    Sense id: en-tackling-en-noun-~fr44yEl
  2. (nautical) The tackle of a vessel. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-tackling-en-noun-VyqcoNKb Topics: nautical, transport
  3. The harness for drawing a carriage.
    Sense id: en-tackling-en-noun-ZkNMT1YT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: blocking and tackling

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} tackling
  1. present participle and gerund of tackle Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: tackle
    Sense id: en-tackling-en-verb-EReYM7TN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 13 3 54

Inflected forms

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