grappling

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/ˈɡɹæp(ə)lɪŋ/ English

Definitions

verb

To seize something and hold it firmly.
To wrestle or tussle.
(with with) To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem.“to grapple with one's conscience”

verb

To fasten, as with a grapple; (by extension) to fix; to join indissolubly.
To climb (whether by means of a grapple and rope, or by hand, etc).
To use a grapple (for example to attempt to find, hook, and raise a net or cable).
To hook and raise with a grapple.

noun

(gerund of grapple) An act in which something is grappled or grappled with.
A grappling hook or grappling iron.
A small anchor; a grapnel.

Related words

Synonyms

handygripes wrestle wrestling tackling confronting braving coping with hand-to-hand struggle rassling irons fighting prey facing struggling encountering wrangling coping

Associated

fila sambo hook thrusting hooks grapple mma choke clinch kickboxing bionic kata

Rhymes

sapling dappling appling

References