grapple

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grapple

Two firefighters grapple with a heavy hose during a training exercise.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A tool or device for gripping or holding: A "grapple" is a tool, often with hooks or claws, designed to grasp and hold objects firmly. It can be thrown, like a grappling hook, or attached to machinery.
    • The act of gripping or wrestling: "Grapple" can refer to the physical act of seizing and struggling with an opponent in close combat.

  2. Verb:

    • To grip or seize firmly, especially in a struggle: The primary meaning is to take hold of something or someone with a firm grip, often in the context of wrestling or fighting.
    • To struggle to deal with or understand something difficult: "Grapple" also means to engage in a mental or figurative struggle with a complex problem, challenge, or idea.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The ship used a grapple to retrieve the lost anchor from the sea floor.
    • The final grapple between the two fighters decided the match.

  • Verb:

    • The police officer managed to grapple the suspect to the ground.
    • Scientists continue to grapple with the ethical implications of artificial intelligence.
Advanced Usage

  • "to come to grapple with": to finally begin to seriously confront or deal with a difficult issue.

    • After years of denial, the community had to come to grapple with its history.

  • "grappling hook": a specific type of grapple, a device with multiple hooks attached to a rope, used for climbing or securing.

    • The commandos threw a grappling hook over the wall.
Variants and Related Words

  • Grappling (n): The act or sport of wrestling or struggling.

    • He is an expert in the art of grappling.

  • Grappler (n): A person who grapples, especially a wrestler.

    • The grappler won the match with a swift move.
Synonyms
  • Verb (to grip): Seize, grip, clutch, grasp.
  • Verb (to struggle): Wrestle, contend, struggle, tackle.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Grapple with: To try hard to deal with or understand a difficult problem or idea.
    • The committee is grappling with the budget deficit.
Related Idioms
  • To grapple with one's conscience: To struggle with a difficult moral decision.
    • He grappled with his conscience before deciding to tell the truth.
grapple

Two firefighters grapple with a heavy hose during a training exercise.

Noun
  1. the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
    • they had a fierce wrestle
    • we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully
  2. a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam
  3. a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
Verb
  1. to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
    • the two men grappled with each other for several minutes
  2. come to terms with
    • We got by on just a gallon of gas
    • They made do on half a loaf of bread every day

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