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Definitions for Grapple

[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.
[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.
[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.
[12] to come to grips with (one or more persons), esp to struggle in hand-to-hand combat
[13] (intr foll by with ) to cope or contend to grapple with a financial problem
[14] (tr) to secure with a grapple
[15] any form of hook or metal instrument by which something is secured, such as a grapnel
[16] the act of gripping or seizing, as in wrestling a grip or hold
[17] a contest of grappling, esp a wrestling match

Words related to Grapple

contend, confront, cope, catch, encounter, scuffle, nail, hook, battle, close, nab, tussle, clash, fight, attack, take, grip, hug, combat, snatch

Words nearby Grapple

graphotype, grapnel, grappa, grappelli, grappier cement, grapple, grapple ground, grapple plant, grapple shot, grappling, grappling iron

Origin of Grapple

1520–30; apparently a frequentative of Old English gegrǣppian to seize; associated with grapnel

Other words from Grapple

grap·pler , noun
in·ter·grap·ple , verb, in·ter·grap·pled, in·ter·grap·pling.
un·grap·pled , adjective

Word origin for Grapple

C16: from Old French grappelle a little hook, from grape hook; see grapnel

Synonyms for Grapple

confront, contend, cope, deal with, attack, battle, catch, clash, clasp, close, clutch, combat, encounter, engage, face, fasten, fight, grasp, grip, hold, hook, hug, nab, nail, scuffle, seize, snatch, struggle, tackle, take, tussle, do battle, take on