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1. tackle
verb. ['ˈtækəl'] accept as a challenge.
Synonyms
- face
- face up
- confront
- take on
- rise
Antonyms
- decrease
- set
- sit down
- lie down
Etymology
- takel (Middle English (1100-1500))
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Rhymes with Block And Tackle
- unshackle
- grackle
- crackle
- crackel
- yakel
- yackel
- shackle
- rachal
- racal
- mackel
- mackall
- kachel
- jakel
- jackel
- jackal
- hackle
- hackl
- hackel
- cackle
2. tackle
noun. ['ˈtækəl'] the person who plays that position on a football team.
Antonyms
- leave office
Etymology
- takel (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. block
noun. ['ˈblɑːk'] a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides).
Synonyms
- cake
- bar
- artifact
- chock
- cube
- domino
- nog
- metal bar
- step
- crosshead
- ingot
- type
- briquette
- briquet
- artefact
- chopping block
- inkpad
- slab
- inking pad
- starting block
- stamp pad
- anvil
- swage block
- pad
- square block
- wedge
- block of metal
Antonyms
- be well
- stimulate
- fragrant
- inoffensive
Etymology
- blok (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bloc (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. block
verb. ['ˈblɑːk'] render unsuitable for passage.
Synonyms
- obstruct
- impede
- close off
- obturate
- occlude
- jam
- blockade
- bar
- block off
- close up
- barricade
- close
- shut off
- stop
Antonyms
- careless
- long
- public
- unrestrained
Etymology
- blok (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bloc (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
5. block
noun. ['ˈblɑːk'] a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings.
Synonyms
- area
- country
Antonyms
- survive
- deprive
- boycott
Etymology
- blok (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bloc (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
6. block
verb. ['ˈblɑːk'] hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of.
Synonyms
- stymie
- forestall
- hinder
- foreclose
- forbid
- bottleneck
- check
- stonewall
- blockade
- hang
- filibuster
- embarrass
- preclude
- stymy
- prevent
Antonyms
- nonintervention
- lose
- boil
- overgarment
Etymology
- blok (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bloc (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
7. block
noun. ['ˈblɑːk'] housing in a large building that is divided into separate units.
Synonyms
- lodging
- cellblock
- ward
- living accommodations
- housing
Antonyms
- disinfect
- honor
- fair
- fair ball
Etymology
- blok (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bloc (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
8. block
noun. ['ˈblɑːk'] a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides.
Synonyms
- goldbrick
- solid
Antonyms
- custom-made
- divide
- stay in place
Etymology
- blok (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bloc (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
9. block
verb. ['ˈblɑːk'] stop from happening or developing.
Synonyms
- foreclose
- forbid
- embargo
- halt
- kibosh
- stop
- stay
- preclude
- prevent
Antonyms
- roughness
- mind
- attend to
- find
Etymology
- blok (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bloc (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
10. block
noun. ['ˈblɑːk'] a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit.
Synonyms
- accumulation
- assemblage
- collection
Antonyms
- attack
- advantage
- anterior
- pull
Etymology
- blok (Middle English (1100-1500))
- bloc (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Sentences with block-and-tackle
1. Noun Phrase
If you are in a shop with an overhead chain hoist use that or even a block and tackle under a stout tree limb will suffice.
2. Noun Phrase
A block and tackle is a specialized form of compound pulley that can dramatically lessen the required amount of work to move a heavy object.