Block
How words are described
| good | good block | good tackle |
| full | full block | full tackle |
| similar | similar block | similar tackle |
| normal | normal block | normal tackle |
| Other adjectives: regular, original, single, big, wrong, former, diving. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Having complete power, he seriously let himself go, becoming a lazy slacker who gradually became a morbidly obese thing that couldn't even move without a block and tackle device.
Source: Evil Makes You Ugly -
Shoot the Rope: Wynonna does to this save Waverly from being lynched by the revenants in "Purgatory": using Peacemaker to shoot out the block and tackle they are using to string her up.
Source: Series / Wynonna Earp - Actually before Captain Tsubasa V there is a chance (which seems 5%) where any player can do an critical move like: dribble, pass, shot, head shot, volley shot, tackle or block and is being notified.
Source: Video Game / Captain Tsubasa
Cite this Source
Tackle and Block. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/block/tackle
Block & Tackle. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/block/tackle>.
Tackle or Block. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/block/tackle.
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