grapple

grapple has 11 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 7.

Definitions

• v. t.. To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist.
• v. t.. To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly.
• v. i.. 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.
• v. t.. A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestler's hold.
• v. t.. An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing and holding fast to an object; a grab.
• v. t.. A grappling iron.
• n.. the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"
• n.. a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam
• n.. a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
• v.. to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"
• v.. come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"