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

Synonyms: get to grips with, apply oneself to, address oneself to, address, set about, go about, get to work at, take forward, busy oneself with, set one's hand to, grapple with, approach, take on, attend to, see to, throw oneself into, try to solve, try to deal with, try to cope with, try to sort out

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

Synonyms: intercept, rugby-tackle, challenge, block, stop, attack