grapple

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Synonyms: gripple, gropple, crapple, grappe, graple

Antonyms: gripple, gropple, crapple, grappe, graple

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Verb

1. To seize something and hold it firmly.
2. To wrestle or tussle.
3. To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with.
   • to grapple with one's conscience

Noun

1. A close hand-to-hand struggle.
2. The act of grappling.

Noun

1. A tool with claws or hooks which is used to catch or hold something. A device consisting of iron claws, attached to the end of a rope, used for grasping and holding an enemy ship prior to boarding; a grappling iron. A grapnel (“type of anchor”).
2. A device consisting of iron claws, attached to the end of a rope, used for grasping and holding an enemy ship prior to boarding; a grappling iron.
3. A grapnel (“type of anchor”).

Verb

1. To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly.
2. To climb (whether by means of a grapple and rope, or by hand, etc).
3. To use a grapple (for example to attempt to find, hook, and raise a net or cable).
4. To hook and raise with a grapple.

Noun

1. A combination of grape and apple flavors.

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