tackled

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of tackle

comparative more tackled · superlative most tackled

1. not comparableMade of ropes tackled together.

   My man shall be with thee, / And bring thee cords made like a tackled stair.

   c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iv]

2. not comparableHaving been forced to the ground.

   The tackled suspect was young, no older than mid-twenties.

   2017, Daren Worcester, Open Season: True Stories of the Maine Warden Service, page 189

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   Tackled players must either pass the ball immediately or release it at once by placing it on the ground in any direction (ideally, the ball should be placed backward, but that isn't always possible).

   2011, Mathew Brown, Patrick Guthrie, Greg Growden, Rugby For Dummies, page 83

   Incredibly dangerous, it can result in serious injury for the tackled player.

   2012, Ben Coles, The Rugby Pocket Bible

3. comparableThat was addressed as a problem or challenge.

   At 8%, Income Inequality is the fourth most tackled research topic .

   2018, Raquel Sosa Elizaga, Facing An Unequal World: Challenges for Global Sociology

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   As expected, transparency is the most tackled element by literature, especially in the field of access to information.

   2019, Open Government, page 1217

   One of the most tackled issues in cabinet decision-making literature is the extent to which prime ministers or other actors are prominent and able to lead the process .

   2020, Rudy B. Andeweg, Robert Elgie, The Oxford Handbook of Political Executives, page 439