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əl verb (used without object)
1.
to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple.
2.
to use a grapple.
3.
to seize another, or each other, in a firm grip, as in wrestling; clinch.
4.
to engage in a struggle or close encounter (usually followed by with ): He was grappling with a boy twice his size.
5.
to try to overcome or deal (usually followed by with ): to grapple with a problem.
verb (used with object)
6.
to seize, hold, or fasten with or as with a grapple.
7.
to seize in a grip, take hold of: The thug grappled him around the neck.
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noun
8.
a hook or an iron instrument by which one thing, as a ship, fastens onto another; grapnel.
9.
a seizing or gripping.
10.
a grip or close hold in wrestling or hand-to-hand fighting.
11.
a close, hand-to-hand fight.
Origin:
1520–30; apparently a frequentative of Old English gegrǣppian to seize; associated with grapnel
1520–30; apparently a frequentative of Old English gegrǣppian to seize; associated with grapnel
Related forms
grap·pler, noun
in·ter·grap·ple, verb, in·ter·grap·pled, in·ter·grap·pling.
un·grap·pled, adjective
Synonyms
5. struggle, contend, wrestle, cope, tussle.
5. struggle, contend, wrestle, cope, tussle.
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grapple (ˈɡræpəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (foll by with) | |
| 1. | to come to grips with (one or more persons), esp to struggle in hand-to-hand combat |
| 2. | to cope or contend: to grapple with a financial problem |
| 3. | (tr) to secure with a grapple |
| —n | |
| 4. | any form of hook or metal instrument by which something is secured, such as a grapnel |
| 5. | a. the act of gripping or seizing, as in wrestling |
| b. a grip or hold | |
| 6. | a contest of grappling, esp a wrestling match |
| [C16: from Old French grappelle a little hook, from grape hook; see | |
| 'grappler | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
grapple
1295, from O.Fr. grapil "hook" (see grapnel). The verb is 1530, from the noun.
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