Definitions from Wiktionary (grapple)

▸ verb:  (transitive) To seize something and hold it firmly.
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To wrestle or tussle.
▸ verb:  (figuratively, with with) To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with.
▸ noun:  A close hand-to-hand struggle.
▸ noun:  The act of grappling. (uncountable)
▸ noun:  A tool with claws or hooks which is used to catch or hold something.
▸ noun:  (nautical) A device consisting of iron claws, attached to the end of a rope, used for grasping and holding an enemy ship prior to boarding; a grappling iron.
▸ noun:  (nautical) A grapnel (“type of anchor”).
▸ verb:  (transitive) To fasten, as with a grapple; (by extension) to fix; to join indissolubly.
▸ verb:  (transitive, intransitive) To climb (whether by means of a grapple and rope, or by hand, etc).
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To use a grapple (for example to attempt to find, hook, and raise a net or cable).
▸ verb:  (transitive, intransitive) To hook and raise with a grapple.
▸ noun:  (marketing) A combination of grape and apple flavors.

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