A defensive wall or rampart.
A defense or safeguard.
A breakwater.
Any means of defence or security.
The planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale that reduces the likelihood of seas washing over the gunwales and people being washed overboard.
To fortify something with a wall or rampart.
To provide protection of defense for something.
A block and tackle.
Any instance in which one person intercepts another and forces them to the ground.
A device for grasping an object and an attached means of moving it, as a rope and hook.
A man's genitalia.
Equipment, gear, gadgetry.
A play where a player attempts to take control over the ball from an opponent, as in rugby or football.
Equipment (rod, reel, line, lure, etc.) used when angling.
An offensive line position between a guard and an end: offensive tackle; a person playing that position.
A play where a defender brings the ball carrier to the ground.
Clothing.
A defensive position between two defensive ends: defensive tackle; a person playing that position.
To "hit on" or pursue a person that one is interested in.
To face or deal with, attempting to overcome or fight down.
To bring a ball carrier to the ground.
To attempt to take away a ball.
To force a person to the ground with the weight of one's own body, usually by jumping on top or slamming one's weight into them.