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1. The act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
   "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"
   - wrestle, wrestling, grapple, hand-to-hand struggle
    
2. The sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
   - wrestling, rassling

1. Come to terms with
   - cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, deal, manage
    
2. To grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
   "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"
   - grip

Derived forms: grapplings

See also: grappler

Type of: act, clutch, contact sport, move, prehend [archaic], seize, struggle

Encyclopedia: Grapple