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present participle of grapple
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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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“Grappling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grappling. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of grappling was in 1582
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