What does grapple mean?
Definitions for grapple
ˈgræp əlgrap·ple
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word grapple.
Princeton's WordNet
grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling ironnoun
a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
clamshell, grapplenoun
a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam
wrestle, wrestling, grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggleverb
the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
"they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"
cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manageverb
come to terms with
"We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
grapple, gripverb
to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
"the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Grapplenoun
Etymology: from the verb.
As when earth’s son, Antæus, strove
With Jove’s Alcides, and, oft soil’d, still rose Fresh from his fall, and fiercer grapple join’d,
Throttled at length in th’ air, expir’d and fell. John Milton.Or did his genius
Know mine the stronger demon, fear’d the grapple,
And, looking round him, found this nook of fate,
To skulk behind my sword. John Dryden, Don Sebastian.In the grapple I boarded them; on the instant they got clear of our ship, so I alone became their prisoner. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.
But Cymon soon his crooked grapples cast,
Which with tenacious hold his foes embrac’d. Dryden.To Grappleverb
Grapple your minds to sternage of the navy,
And leave your England as dead midnight still. William Shakespeare, H. V.I will put that business in your bosoms,
Whose execution takes your enemy off,
Grapples you to the heart and love of us. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.To GRAPPLEverb
Etymology: grabbelen, Dutch; krappeln, German.
They must be also practised in all the locks and gripes of wrestling, as need may often be in fight to tugg or grapple, and to close. John Milton.
Living virtue, all atchievements past,
Meets envy, still to grapple with at last. Edmund Waller.Does he think that he can grapple with divine vengeance, and endure the everlasting burnings? Robert South, Sermons.
Antæus here and stern Alcides strive,
And both the grappling statues seem to live. Addison.I’ll in my standard bear the arms of York,
To grapple with the house of Lancaster. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.Sometimes, from fighting squadrons of each fleet,
Two grappling Ætna’s on the ocean meet,
And English fires with Belgian flames contend. Dryden.
ChatGPT
grapple
Grapple generally refers to the act of struggling or wrestling in a close hand-to-hand combat physically, or engaging in a complex or difficult struggle mentally or emotionally. It also could refer to a mechanical device with several hooks, used for seizing and holding objects, often attached to a crane or a similar type of machinery.
Webster Dictionary
Grappleverb
to seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist
Grappleverb
to fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly
Grappleverb
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
Grappleverb
a seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestler's hold
Grappleverb
an instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing and holding fast to an object; a grab
Grappleverb
a grappling iron
Etymology: [See Grapple, v. t., and cf. Crapple.]
Wikidata
Grapple
Grapple is a fictional character from the Transformers series. He was a regular character in the original The Transformers animated series, voiced by Pete Renaday. Due to trademark issues, newer toys of this character are named Autobot Grapple or spelled Grappel by Hasbro.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Grapple
grap′l, v.t. to seize: to lay fast hold of.—v.i. to contend in close fight.—ns. Grapp′lement (Spens.), a grappling, close fight; Grapp′ling-ī′ron, a large grapnel for seizing hostile ships in naval engagements. [O. Fr. grappil—grappe, a hook.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
grapple
To seize; to contend in close fight; to attach one’s self as if by a grapple, as in wrestling; hence to grapple with, to enter into contest with, resolutely and courageously.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of grapple in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of grapple in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of grapple in a Sentence
They've been writing relatively low limits, it's an issue that the insurance industry needs to grapple with.
At that point I realized Encode Justice is addressing a challenge that isn't limited to one single ballot measure, it's a twenty-first-century civil rights challenge we're going to have to grapple with.
I will forever grapple with his death and there are many times still when I catch myself not believing he was killed, there is a shadow with me always - and it is Mike.
Were just starting to grapple with it in a serious way.
Just because I was abused doesn't mean I don't love her, that has been so difficult to grapple with.
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