Forget and Tackle

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Forget verb - To be unable to recall or think of.

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Tackle is an antonym for forget.

Tackle verb - To start work on energetically.

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Forget is an antonym for tackle in topics: make an effort, jump on and grab.

Nearby Words: tackled, tackling

man	forget man	tackle man
guy	forget guy	tackle guy
role	forget role	tackle role
number	forget number	tackle number
Other words: time, way, world, story, theme, mission, events, problems.

It's extremely common for players to start the printing-plate quest, do some optional levels, tackle Ore Refinery (the level that gives you the printing plate) and then forget where they're meant to be taking it.

Source: Now, Where Was I Going Again?
And of course, let's not forget the one where they go camping on an island: Calvin drops a bag of very expensive equipment in ten feet of very cold water, his dad accidentally stacks a tackle box and bags on his glasses, and apparently he'd left the car headlights on back at the canoe rental place.

Source: Comic Strip / Calvin and Hobbes

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