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tackle
/ˈtækl/ verb [T] Definition
DEAL WITH
› to try to deal with a problem:
new ways to tackle crime
SPEAK TO UK
› to speak to someone about something bad that they have done:
I decided to tackle him about his absences.
BALL
› to try to get the ball from someone in a game such as football
(Definition of tackle verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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