What does 'tackle' mean?

Hi,

"The kids tackle their father when they have fun."

What does 'tackle' mean in the sentence?

'To tackle something' can mean to grab them suddenly and physically. If these kids are small, they might do that in a playful way.

It can also mean 'to suddenly start to discuss a contentious issue with someone

Thank you ,Clive. I think your firist explanation might be the right answer to the case.

grab and perhaps throw to ground

When the players are pulled to the ground in rugby, this is called a "tackle". There is a specific way this must be done, the "rugby tackle".

Players are also tackled in American Football.

Tackle means to attack, sort of playfully and not with an intent to kill, or damage badly. It's often used in football when a player tries to get the ball, he does it aggressively but not to kill. In the sentence it means that out of happiness the kids jumped on their dad, sort of like wrestling except not as aggressive, in a hugging and playful way of attack.

AnonymousWhat does 'tackle' mean in the sentence?

Something a little less violent than these, but the same sort of thing.

CJ

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what is meaning of ttackle

Literally, to tackle means to bring a runner to the ground by running after him, leaping at him, and grasping his legs to make him fall.
Figuratively, to tackle means to undertake (a task), to make an attempt (to do something), to exert effort (to do something).

CJ