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1. Deal with reasonably well despite some difficulty; come to terms with
   - cope, get by, make do, contend, deal, manage
    
2. Hold or seize, as in a wrestling match
   "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes";
   - grip

1. A tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
   - grapnel, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron
    
2. A dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam
   - clamshell
    
3. The act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
   "they had a fierce grapple";
   - wrestle, wrestling, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle

Derived forms: grappling, grapples, grappled

Type of: act, clutch, dredging bucket, move, prehend [archaic], seize, struggle, tool

Encyclopedia: Grapple