2syllables
grappling
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Definitions ofgrappling
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"
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.
1noun
- (gerund of grapple) An act in which something is grappled or grappled with.
- A grappling hook or grappling iron.
- A small anchor; a grapnel.
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