grapple

What does grapple mean?

• 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

• verb

  succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

• noun

  a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam

• noun

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

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