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noun. An iron shaft with claws at one end, usually thrown by a rope and used for grasping and holding, especially one for drawing and holding an enemy ship alongside.

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noun. Any of various grasping devices having hinged tines or jaws that close around an object or load, used especially in lifting or dragging heavy items.

noun. The act of grappling.

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noun. A struggle or contest in which the participants attempt to wrestle with each other by clutching or gripping.

noun. A struggle for superiority or dominance.

intransitive verb. To seize and hold with a grapple.

intransitive verb. To seize firmly with the hands.

intransitive verb. To hold onto something with a grapple.

intransitive verb. To use a grapple or similar device, as for dragging.

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intransitive verb. To wrestle with an opponent by clutching or gripping.

intransitive verb. To struggle or work hard to deal with something.

noun. plural Small iron dogs, joined by a short chain, which are driven into logs near the end when skidding on mountains, so that several logs may be skidded by one horse at the same time. Also called chain-grapples, coupling-grab.

noun. See skidding-tongs.

noun. A hook or an iron instrument by which one thing, as a ship, fastens on another; a grapnel.

noun. A clasping-hook for grasping a beam, used in suspending the blocks or hoisting apparatus of a hay-fork.

noun. Large tongs with sharp points used for various purposes, as for lifting blocks of ice.

noun. The clasp of a buckle.

noun. A spring fish-hook.

noun. A seizing or gripping; especially, a close hold in wrestling, and hence in any other contest; a close fight or encounter.

To seize or grasp with a grapple; lay fast hold on with mechanical appliances or with the hands: as, to grapple an antagonist.

Synonyms To gripe, grasp, catch, clutch, clasp.

To fasten on another, or on each other, as ships, by some mechanical means, as grappling-irons; seize another, or each other, in a close grip, as in wrestling; clinch: often used figuratively.

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

transitive verb. To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly.

intransitive verb. 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.

intransitive verb. to enter into contest with, resolutely and courageously.

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

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

noun. A grappling iron.

noun. 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.

noun. 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.

verb. To seize something and hold it firmly.

verb. to ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; normally used with "with".

verb. To use a grapple.

verb. To wrestle or tussle.

noun. 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 grapnel or grappling iron.

noun. The act of grappling.

noun. A close hand-to-hand struggle.

noun. a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam

verb. come to terms with

noun. the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat

verb. to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match

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

"Ireland, which now faces a budget deficit equal to 32 percent of its economic output, has become a test case for how countries that have spent beyond their means - including the United States and Britain - grapple with massive deficits."

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