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grappling |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Grapple \Grap"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grappled}; p. pr & vb n. {Grappling}.] [F. grappiller OF graypil the grapple of a ship, fr graper to pluck, prop., to seize, clutch; of German origin. See {Grape}.] 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. The gallies were grappled to the Centurion. --Hakluyt. Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Grappling \Grap"pling\, n. 1. A laying fast ho1d of also that by which anything is seized and held, a grapnel. 2. A grapple; a struggle. A match for yards in fight, in grappling for the bear. --Dryden. {Grappling iron}, a hooked iron used for grappling and holding fast a vessel or other object. {Grappling tongs}, broad-mouthed tongs for gathering oysters. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: grappling n 1: the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully" [syn: {wrestle}, {wrestling}, {grapple}, {hand-to-hand struggle}] 2: taking the bull by the horns [syn: {braving}, {confronting}, {coping with}, {tackling}] 3: the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down [syn: {wrestling}, {rassling}]
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