grapple

[Grap·ple]

When you wrestle with something literally or figuratively you grapple with it, or try to overcome it.

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To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist.

Noun
the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"

Noun
a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam

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

Verb
to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"

Verb
come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

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v. t.
To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist.

v. t.
To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly.

v. i.
To use a grapple; to contend in close fight; to attach one's self as if by a grapple, as in wrestling; to close; to seize one another.

v. t.
A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestler's hold.

v. t.
An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing and holding fast to an object; a grab.

v. t.
A grappling iron.

Grapple

Grap"ple , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grappled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Grappling .] [F. grappiller, OF. graypil the grapple of a ship, fr. graper to pluck, prop., to seize, clutch; of German origin. See Grape.] 1. To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist. 2. To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly.

The gallies were grappled to the Centurion.

Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel.

Grapple

Grap"ple, v. i. To use a grapple; to contend in close fight; to attach one's self as if by a grapple, as in wrestling; to close; to seize one another. To grapple with, to enter into contest with, resolutely and courageously.

And in my standard bear the arms of York, To grapple with the house of Lancaster.

Grapple

Grap"ple, n. [See Grapple, v. t., and cf. Crapple.] 1. A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestler's hold. Milton. 2. (a) An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing and holding fast to an object; a grab. (b) (Naut.) A grappling iron.

The iron hooks and grapples keen.

Grapple plant (Bot.), a South African herb (Herpagophytum leptocarpum) having the woody fruits armed with long hooked or barbed thorns by which they adhere to cattle, causing intense annoyance. -- Grapple shot (Life-saving Service), a projectile, to which are attached hinged claws to catch in a ship's rigging or to hold in the ground; -- called also anchor shot.

To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist.

To use a grapple; to contend in close fight; to attach one's self as if by a grapple, as in wrestling; to close; to seize one another.

A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestler's hold.

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Usage Examples

You can cry about death and very properly so, your own as well as anybody else's. But it's inevitable, so you'd better grapple with it and cope and be aware that not only is it inevitable, but it has always been inevitable, if you see what I mean.

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Other Usage Examples

We are at the very beginning of time for the human race. It is not unreasonable that we grapple with problems. But there are tens of thousands of years in the future. Our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what we can, improve the solutions, and pass them on.