grapple

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To seize something and hold it firmly.
2. (intransitive) To wrestle or tussle.
3. (figuratively) To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A close hand-to-hand struggle.
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of grappling. (uncountable)

Noun

1. A tool with claws or hooks which is used to catch or hold something.
2. A tool with claws or hooks which is used to catch or hold something.

Noun

A combination of grape and apple flavors.

Synonyms

catch

capture

wrestle

grab

grapnel

fight

grasp

grip

clutch

struggle

scuffle

seize

grappling

battle

grappling iron

grappler

grappling hook

manage

snatch

deal

apprehend

cope

contend

captivate

wrestling

🤼

trap

🪤

combat

nab

dogfight

clamp

🗜️

hand-to-hand struggle

come to blows

tussle

get by

strife

quarrel

make do

clamshell

make out

conflict

do

discern

depredation

bite

cramp

handhold

gripe

contest

carry off

behave

Translations

pakken

beetnemen

capturar

erbeuten

capere

grappin

packen

beetkrijgen

vangen

fassen

prendere

vastpakken

vatten

fangen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɹæpəl/

Etymology

Cognate with Old English: ġegræppian

Cognate with Dutch: grabbelen

Cognate with German: grabbeln

Cognate with Old French: grappin

In summary

From Middle English *grapplen (“to seize, lay hold of”), from Old English *græpplian (“to seize”) (compare Old English ġegræppian (“to seize”)), from Proto-Germanic *graipilōną, *grabbalōną (“to seize”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to take, seize, rake”), equivalent to grab + -le.
Cognate with Dutch grabbelen (“to grope, scramble, scrabble”), German grabbeln (“to rummage, grope about”) and grapsen, grapschen (“to seize, grasp, grabble”). Influenced in some senses by grapple (“tool with claws or hooks”, noun) (see below). See further at grasp.