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grapple

English

  1. 🔊 a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam
  2. 🔊 a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding
  3. 🔊 the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
    “they had a fierce wrestle”
  4. 🔊 to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
    “the two men grappled with each other for several minutes”
  5. 🔊 succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
    “We got by on just a gallon of gas”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 arpeo grapple
  2. 🔊 gafa grapple

Similar words

wrestle wrestling grappling hand-to-hand struggle clamshell grapnel grappler grappling hook grappling iron grip cope get by make out make do contend deal manage abduct adhere to affix anchor annex attach battle