2syllables
grapples
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Definitions ofgrapples
1noun
- A close hand-to-hand struggle; the act of grappling.
1verb
- To seize something and hold it firmly.
- To wrestle or tussle.
- (with with) To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem.
Example: "to grapple with one's conscience"
1noun
- A tool with claws or hooks which is used to catch or hold something.
1verb
- To fasten, as with a grapple; (by extension) to fix; to join indissolubly.
- To climb (whether by means of a grapple and rope, or by hand, etc).
- To use a grapple (for example to attempt to find, hook, and raise a net or cable).
- To hook and raise with a grapple.
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