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the tackles
noun
A system of ropes and blocks used to increase the force applied to the free end of the rope.
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Help out the tackles.
"He let the tackles go.
The tackles flew in.
He runs with good balance and power between the tackles.
No, not a surge; a serene glide through the tackles.
"Those types of things will come, the tackles and sacks.
For defense, he watches the tackles and halfbacks.
"The tackles are going to be there," Vilma said.
"We didn't make the tackles, and that's very frustrating.
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As a former fullback, Hillis is thought of as a hardnosed between-the-tackles bruiser – and rightfully so.
Short-area agility and underrated strength have made the quickness-oriented back a sustainable between-the-tackles runner.
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