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List of meaning for grapple

to wrestle or struggle

grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron(noun)

a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope

clamshell, grapple(noun)

a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam

wrestle, wrestling, grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle(verb)

the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat

"they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"

cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage(verb)

come to terms with

"We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

grapple, grip(verb)

to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match

"the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"

the act or manner of holding

was simply unable to break my opponent's viselike grapple and lost the wrestling match

an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another

after a grapple with his conscience, he confessed to having an affair

to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery

two sumo wrestlers grappling like a pair of mammoth bears

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

a crane grappled the sunken boat and hoisted it above water

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