Grapple

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1. Verb

To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist.

2. Verb

To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly.

3. Verb

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.

4. Verb

A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestler's hold.

5. Verb

An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing and holding fast to an object; a grab.

6. Verb

A grappling iron.
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