tackle
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Sense: Noun: equipment
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equipment Collocations, paraphernalia, apparatus, kit Collocations , gear Collocations, accouterments, accoutrements , stuff Collocations , materials, hardware Collocations
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player Collocations, coach Collocations, team Collocations, ring Collocations, trainer Collocations, field Collocations, pitch Collocations, court Collocations, track Collocations, playing field, boat Collocations
Sense: Noun: rigging
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Sense: Noun: challenge or block in sports
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challenge Collocations, block Collocations, lunge, plunge Collocations, barge Collocations, shoulder tackle, two-footed tackle, flying tackle, low tackle, running tackle
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Sense: Verb: begin work on
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begin work on, start work on, start on, get going on , get started on , tear into, dig into, dive into, wade into, take on, attack Collocations, get stuck into , have at , deal with, take care of, tend to, attend to, see to
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avoid Collocations, hesitate Collocations, delay Collocations, put off, procrastinate Collocations, avoid Collocations, neglect Collocations, ignore Collocations, disregard Collocations, quit Collocations, finish Collocations, complete Collocations, wriggle out of, not lift a finger
Sense: Verb: confront - UK
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confront Collocations, face Collocations, speak to, talk to, have a discussion with, question Collocations, interview Collocations, have it out with
Sense: Verb: bring to the ground - in sports or fighting
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