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grapple

/'græpəl/

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

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grip

type of:
clutch prehend seize
noun
a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
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grapnel grappler grappling hook grappling iron

type of:
tool
verb
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
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contend cope deal get by make do make out manage

type of:
act move
noun
a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam
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clamshell

type of:
dredging bucket
noun
the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
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grappling hand-to-hand struggle wrestle wrestling

type of:
struggle

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