GRAPPLE
\ɡɹˈapə͡l], \ɡɹˈapəl], \ɡ_ɹ_ˈa_p_əl]\
Definitions of GRAPPLE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam
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come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
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a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
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to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"
By Princeton University
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a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam
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come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
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a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
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to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly.
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To use a grapple; to contend in close fight; to attach one's self as if by a grapple, as in wrestling; to close; to seize one another.
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A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestler's hold.
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An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing and holding fast to an object; a grab.
By Oddity Software
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To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly.
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To use a grapple; to contend in close fight; to attach one's self as if by a grapple, as in wrestling; to close; to seize one another.
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A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestler's hold.
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An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing and holding fast to an object; a grab.
By Noah Webster.
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To lay fast hold of.
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To contend in a close fight.
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A close fight; a close hold, as in wrestling; a mechanical device for taking hold of anything.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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