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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