tackling
Definitions
Verb
- Accept as a challenge
- Put a harness
- Seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | taking | 2 | 175 |
| 2 | talking | 2 | 100 |
| 3 | tracing | 2 | 17 |
| 4 | attacking | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | tracking | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | tacking | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | stacking | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | trickling | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | tucking | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | takings | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | crackling | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | ticking | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | sacking | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | cackling | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | acklin | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | tasking | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | tanking | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | tailing | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | tabling | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | staking | 2 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 97
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
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