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grappling

  • noun
  • grap·pling
  • grăpʹ(ə-)lĭng

An act in which something is grappled or grappled with.

Other meanings

  1. A grappling hook or grappling iron.

  2. A small anchor; a grapnel.

Synonyms

  • wrestling
  • hand-to-hand struggle

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “grappling” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.