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Showing words for GRAPPLING using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Grappling

grappling

8 Letter Words for Grappling

grapling

7 Letter Words for Grappling

appling, argling, gapping, glaring, graping, graplin, grippal, lapping, palping, parging, parling, parping, rapping

6 Letter Words for Grappling

arling, gaping, gargil, gingal, girnal, gringa, laggin, nargil, niggra, paging, paling, paring, plangi, raggil, raging, raglin, raping, riggal

5 Letter Words for Grappling

aggri, aging, agrin, algin, align, aping, april, argil, argin, garni, glair, gnarl, grail, grain, graip, langi, lapin, larin, liang, ligan, linga, ngapi, nigga, nigra, pagri, palpi, pangi, parli, pilar, pipal, pipra, plain, plang, pling, prang, prial, ranli, ripal

4 Letter Words for Grappling

agin, agni, airn, alin, anil, appl, aril, arni, gail, gain, gair, gali, galp, gang, garg, gari, garn, giga, gila, ging, girl, girn, glar, glia, gnar, gran, grig, grin, grip, inga, iran, lain, lair, lang, lapp, lari, larn, liar, lina, ling, lipa, lira, nagi, naig, nail, ngai, nipa, nirl, pail, pain, paip, pair, pali, palp, pang, pari, parl, parp, pial, pian, pigg, pila, pina, ping, pipa, pirl, pirn, plan, plap, plia, prag, prig, prin, ragg, ragi, rail, rain, rang, rial, riga, rigg, ring, ripa, ripp

3 Letter Words for Grappling

agr, ail, ain, air, alg, aln, alp, apl, app, apr, arg, arn, gag, gal, gan, gap, gar, ggr, gig, gin, gnp, gra, igg, ign, ing, ipl, ipr, ira, lag, lai, lan, lap, lar, lig, lin, lip, lir, lnr, lpn, nag, nap, nar, nig, nil, nip, pal, pan, pap, par, pia, pig, pil, pin, pip, pir, pli, ppa, ppi, ppl, ppr, prn, prp, rag, rai, ran, rap, ria, rig, rin, rip, rna

Definitions for Grappling

[1] grapnel.
[2] to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple.
[3] to use a grapple.
[4] to seize another, or each other, in a firm grip, as in wrestling; clinch.
[5] to engage in a struggle or close encounter (usually followed by with ): He was grappling with a boy twice his size.
[6] to try to overcome or deal (usually followed by with ): to grapple with a problem.
[7] to seize, hold, or fasten with or as with a grapple.
[8] to seize in a grip, take hold of: The thug grappled him around the neck.
[9] a hook or an iron instrument by which one thing, as a ship, fastens onto another; grapnel.
[10] a seizing or gripping.
[11] a grip or close hold in wrestling or hand-to-hand fighting.
[12] a close, hand-to-hand fight.
[13] the act of gripping or seizing, as in wrestling
[14] a hook used for securing something
[15] to come to grips with (one or more persons), esp to struggle in hand-to-hand combat
[16] (intr foll by with ) to cope or contend to grapple with a financial problem
[17] (tr) to secure with a grapple
[18] any form of hook or metal instrument by which something is secured, such as a grapnel
[19] the act of gripping or seizing, as in wrestling a grip or hold
[20] a contest of grappling, esp a wrestling match

Words related to Grappling

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

Words nearby Grappling

grappier cement, grapple, grapple ground, grapple plant, grapple shot, grappling, grappling iron, graptolite, grapy, gras, grasmere

Origin of Grappling

e1520–30; apparently a frequentative of Old English gegrǣppian to seize; associated with grapnel

Other words from Grappling

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

Word origin for Grappling

eC16: from Old French grappelle a little hook, from grape hook; see grapnel

Synonyms for Grappling

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