Definition of Grapple
Grapple
grap·ple
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to engage in a close physical struggle or hand-to-hand fight without weapons, to wrestle;
e.g. We watched them grapple with each other over a minor disagreement.
(verb)
to deal with something (usually a challenge or difficulty) by understanding it and subsequently taking direction action, or to struggle to overcome it;
e.g. They were left to grapple with the difficult task they had been assigned.
(noun)
a device or tool meant for gripping or grabbing things, such as a bucket with hinged and clawed jaws or a grappling hook;
e.g. She used a grapple to secure the rope to the top of the cliff before she began to climb the rope.
(verb)
to seize, secure, or fasten something with a device that is capable of gripping things (i.e. with a grapple);
e.g. He was careful to securely grapple the ship to the dock.
(noun)
a physical struggle or hand-to-hand fight without weapons, especially a wrestling match;
e.g. The wrestler has been training for the grapple with his rival for several weeks.
(noun)
a contest or bid for mastery, dominance, or superiority;
e.g. This was her most aggressive move in her grapple for control in the team.
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