grapple

Definition of grapple

Verbs

come to terms with
Synonyms:
contend, cope, deal, get by, make do, make out, manage
Types:
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extemporize, improvise
manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
fend
try to manage without help
cut, hack
be able to manage or manage successfully
rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by
manage one's existence barely
cope with, match, meet
satisfy or fulfill
Type of:
act, move
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
"the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"
Synonyms:
grip
Type of:
clutch, prehend, seize
take hold of; grab

Nouns

a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
Synonyms:
grapnel, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron
Types:
crampon, crampoon
a hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy objects
Type of:
tool
an implement used in the practice of a vocation
a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam
Synonyms:
clamshell
Type of:
dredging bucket
a bucket for lifting material from a channel or riverbed
the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
Synonyms:
grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestle, wrestling
Type of:
struggle
strenuous effort

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