noun
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A close hand-to-hand struggle; the act of grappling.
verb
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To seize something and hold it firmly.
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To wrestle or tussle.
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(with with) To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem.
example
to grapple with one's conscience
noun
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A tool with claws or hooks which is used to catch or hold something.
verb
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To fasten, as with a grapple; (by extension) to fix; to join indissolubly.
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To climb (whether by means of a grapple and rope, or by hand, etc).
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To use a grapple (for example to attempt to find, hook, and raise a net or cable).
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To hook and raise with a grapple.
Examples of grapples in a Sentence
But he instinctively shrank from conflict; he lacked the resoluteness and the sterner sort of courage that grapples with a crisis.
This symbol relays much of the shyness the sign often grapples with when dealing with others.
But his destiny isn't set in stone until he becomes an adult, and even then he grapples with the emotions that are making decisions for him.