meaning of grapple
1. To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist.
2. To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly.
3. To use a grapple; to contend in close fight; to attach ones self as if by a grapple, as in wrestling; to close; to seize one another.
4. A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestlers hold.
5. An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing and holding fast to an object; a grab.
6. A grappling iron.
Related Words
grapple | grappled | grapplement |
