Definitions

grapple

[grap-uhl] / ˈgræp əl /

VERB

grab, wrestle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confront contend cope deal with

STRONG

attack battle catch clash clasp close clutch combat encounter engage face fasten fight grasp grip hold hook hug nab nail scuffle seize snatch struggle tackle take tussle

WEAK

do battle take on

Antonyms

STRONG

agree avoid be immune cancel disconnect dodge free give idle let go liberate lose make peace misunderstand offer open receive refuse reject release retreat run stop support surrender unfasten unlock yield

Example Sentences

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Grapple was developed to provide members of the public with what Mr Monaco calls "an ontology of employment law", and offers advice on a range of workplace issues from bullying and harassment to redundancy.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2023

On Saturday at Grapple at the Brook, a 15-team meet held at Springbrook High in Silver Spring, a new group found itself out in front of the bunch from the Old Line State.

From Washington Post • Jan. 17, 2023

Appeared in the February 28, 2018, print edition as 'Justices Grapple With Microsoft Case.'

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2018

Grapple no more Twitter team: Embedle does this easily around every web page on the Internet.

From Forbes • Nov. 18, 2014

Grapple, grap′l, v.t. to seize: to lay fast hold of.—v.i. to contend in close fight.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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