Associations to the word «Grapple»
Noun
- Throwing
- Thinker
- Grasp
- Batman
- Monster
- Covenant
- Tackle
- Attachment
- Admiralty
- Logging
- Boom
- Choke
- Sword
- Bucket
- Resentment
- Clutch
- Yacht
- Hydrogen
- Tractor
- Dagger
- Knife
- Pod
- Logan
- Evil
- Submission
- Log
- Grief
- Tactic
- Powers
- Deck
- Attacker
- Throw
- Hip
- Seaman
- Transformer
- Granite
- Certainty
- Haul
- Intruder
- Deployment
- Bomb
- Spaniard
- Attempt
- Fancy
- Pacific
- Embrace
- Cradle
- Uss
- Somebody
- Flesh
- Courage
- Breaker
- Twist
- Bosnia
- Fighting
- Reformer
- Reality
- Hatch
- Truck
- Wrestling
- Receiver
- Crack
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
GRAPPLE, verb. (transitive) To seize something and hold it firmly.
GRAPPLE, verb. (transitive) (figuratively) To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; normally used with "with".
GRAPPLE, verb. (intransitive) To use a grapple.
GRAPPLE, verb. (intransitive) To wrestle or tussle.
GRAPPLE, verb. (transitive) To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly.
GRAPPLE, noun. (nautical) A device consisting of iron claws, attached to the end of a rope, used for grasping and holding an enemy ship prior to boarding; a grapnel or grappling iron.
GRAPPLE, noun. (uncountable) The act of grappling.
GRAPPLE, noun. A close hand-to-hand struggle.
GRAPPLE PLANT, noun. A South African herb (Herpagophytum leptocarpum) with woody fruits armed with long hooked or barbed thorns by which they adhere to cattle.
Dictionary definition
GRAPPLE, noun. A tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope.
GRAPPLE, noun. A dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam.
GRAPPLE, noun. The act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully".
GRAPPLE, verb. 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, verb. To grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.