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tackle boxed adj. Drunk to the extent of retreating behind the sofa, where all further intentions are deliberately grounded. Jasika was tackle boxed behind the sofa, accepting water only when it was passed within reach. tackle falled adj. Drunk on the strength of the rope end, pulling the whole household towards the glass of water. Katarina was tackle falled and dragged the laundry basket towards the sofa by its handle. tackle for lossed adj. Drunk since last orders, and losing ground between the kitchen and the sofa. Harvey-james went tackle for lossed after attempting the short walk to the glass of water. tackle housed adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating the kitchen cupboard as a shop for essential equipment. Mayzelle got tackle housed and opened every cupboard in search of a suitable reel for the tea towel. tackle portered adj. Still drunk, and loading the kitchen's loose goods towards the sofa as though ships were waiting. Saramae was tackle portered, carrying mugs and cushions from the kitchen to the sitting room. tackle twilled adj. Drunk by closing time, and upholstered in the sofa's toughest available fabric. Giano became tackle twilled and wrapped himself in the chair cover before anyone suggested bed. tackle-housed adj. Having drunk more than the household can unload, and lying among the evening's cargo on the sofa. Amoree became tackle-housed and left the shopping beside the sofa for morning inspection. tackle-portered adj. Too drunk to distinguish a household delivery from a ship, and unloading everything beside the sofa. Nicci was tackle-portered and deposited the kettle beside the sofa for reasons left unexplained. tackleboxed adj. Sufficiently drunk to sort the evening's necessities into compartments, including water, biscuits and one misplaced fork. Taveah got tackleboxed and arranged the sofa cushions into labelled sections. tackled (/ˈtækəld/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every problem requires grasping, hauling, and a rope that is not there. Montserrath got tackled and tried to pull the taxi closer by its aerial. tackleed adj. The drunkenness of one who has been brought down by an object requiring no assistance. Lexandro was tackleed by the door mat and remained there, considering the defeat. tacklehoused adj. You have drunk enough to turn the sitting room into a port and every cushion into freight. Nieya got tacklehoused and directed the carrying of blankets from the kitchen to the sofa. tacklemanned adj. You are drunk and operating the household machinery by persistence rather than mechanical understanding. Londi was tacklemanned, winding the blind cord while trying to reach the glass of water. tacklered adj. Of a drinker: prone to bringing every loose household object down with a firm but unnecessary intervention. Gerrell was tacklered and knocked the cushion, remote and water glass from the sofa. tackliftered adj. Drunk by the third round, and optimistically removing whatever is holding the evening together. Taniesha got tackliftered and began dismantling the host's carefully arranged display. tacklinged adj. Of a drinker who has treated each domestic task as something requiring a full-body solution. Udochukwu was tacklinged, dealing with the kettle, cushions and curtains in one prolonged movement.