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1
the act or manner of holding
- was simply unable to break my opponent's viselike grapple and lost the wrestling match
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2
an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another
- after a grapple with his conscience, he confessed to having an affair
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- ball game,
- battle,
- combat,
- competition,
- conflict,
- confrontation,
- contention,
- contest,
- dogfight,
- duel,
- face-off,
- match,
- rivalry,
- strife,
- struggle,
- sweepstakes
- (also sweep-stake),
- tug-of-war,
- war,
- warfare
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grapple
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of grapple (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery
- two sumo wrestlers grappling like a pair of mammoth bears
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2
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
- a crane grappled the sunken boat and hoisted it above water
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“Grapple.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grapple. Accessed 23 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of grapple was in 1530
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