Definitions:
the equipment required for a task or sport

a mechanism consisting of ropes, pulley blocks, hooks, or other things for lifting heavy objects.

an act of playing the ball, or attempting to do so, when it is in the possession of an opponent

a player who lines up next to the end along the line of scrimmage.

make determined efforts to deal with (a problem or difficult task)

try to take the ball from (an opponent) by intercepting them