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noun. That by which anything is seized and held; a grapnel.

noun. An anchorage.

noun. A lernæan parasite of the menhaden: so called from having the shape of a grappling-iron.

noun. A laying fast ho1d of; also, that by which anything is seized and held, a grapnel.

noun. A grapple; a struggle. A match for yards in fight, in grappling for the bear.

noun. a hooked iron used for grappling and holding fast a vessel or other object.

noun. broad-mouthed tongs for gathering oysters.

verb. Present participle of grapple.

noun. An act in which something is grappled or grappled with

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

noun. the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down

"'Stonor's too content just to criticize, just to make his delicate pungent fun of the men who are grappling -- very inadequately of course -- still _grappling_ with the big questions."

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