grappling
n.
struggling; wrestling; attacking; gripping and holding (Wrestling)
grapple
v.
struggle with; wrestle; attack; grip and hold (Wrestling)
Grappling
grappling
Noun
1. the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"
(synonym) wrestle, wrestling, grapple, hand-to-hand struggle
(hypernym) struggle
(derivation) grapple, grip
2. taking the bull by the horns
(synonym) braving, confronting, coping with, tackling
(hypernym) attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
(hyponym) face, facing
(derivation) cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
3. the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
(synonym) wrestling, rassling
(hypernym) contact sport
(hyponym) flying mare
(part-meronym) wrestling hold
(derivation) grapple, grip
(class) full nelson
grapple
Noun
1. a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
(synonym) grapnel, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron
(hypernym) tool
(hyponym) crampon, crampoon
(part-meronym) hook, claw
2. a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam
(synonym) clamshell
(hypernym) dredging bucket
3. the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"
(synonym) wrestle, wrestling, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle
(hypernym) struggle
(derivation) grip
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, deal, manage
(hypernym) act, move
(hyponym) improvise, extemporize
(derivation) braving, confronting, coping with, grappling, tackling
2. to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"
(synonym) grip
(hypernym) seize, prehend, clutch
(derivation) wrestler, grappler, matman
Grappling
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Grapple
(n.)
A laying fast ho1d of; also, that by which anything is seized and held, a grapnel.
(n.)
A grapple; a struggle. A match for yards in fight, in grappling for the bear.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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