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grapple
[ grap-uhl ]
verb (used without object)
- to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple.
- to use a grapple.
- to seize another, or each other, in a firm grip, as in wrestling; clinch.
- to engage in a struggle or close encounter (usually followed by with ):
He was grappling with a boy twice his size.
- to try to overcome or deal (usually followed by with ):
to grapple with a problem.
Synonyms: , , , ,
verb (used with object)
- to seize, hold, or fasten with or as with a grapple.
- to seize in a grip, take hold of:
The thug grappled him around the neck.
noun
- a hook or an iron instrument by which one thing, as a ship, fastens onto another; grapnel.
- a seizing or gripping.
- a grip or close hold in wrestling or hand-to-hand fighting.
- a close, hand-to-hand fight.
grapple
/ 藞伞谤忙辫蓹濒 /
verb
- to come to grips with (one or more persons), esp to struggle in hand-to-hand combat
- intrfoll bywith to cope or contend
to grapple with a financial problem
- tr to secure with a grapple
noun
- any form of hook or metal instrument by which something is secured, such as a grapnel
- the act of gripping or seizing, as in wrestling
- a grip or hold
- a contest of grappling, esp a wrestling match
Derived Forms
- 藞驳谤补辫辫濒别谤, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 驳谤补辫顎僷濒别谤 noun
- 颈苍顎卼别谤路驳谤补辫顎僷濒别 verb intergrappled intergrappling
- 耻苍路驳谤补辫顎僷濒别诲 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of grapple1
Example Sentences
"The apology that they've given I don't think has grappled enough with the gravity of what they said," added Mr Cox.
As the NHS grapples with the population's acute care needs, funding for preventative measures has been cut.
In these tough times, as we grapple with saving America itself, it is important to note progress and victories.
American tech firms grappled with more uncertainty Monday, left to decipher whether they could rely on a tariff exemption for businesses key to the U.S. economy.
More recently, 鈥淟egendborn鈥 by Tracy Deonn grapples with hereditary privilege and racism but also plays with the lore of King Arthur deftly and delightfully.
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