Thesaurus / grapnel
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synonyms for grapnel
- fingernail
- paw
- tentacle
- barb
- clapperclaw
- fang
- grappler
- hook
- manus
- nipper
- pincer
- spur
- talon
- unguis
- cant hook
- nail claw
- ungula
- constraint
- grasp
- restraint
- anchor
- brace
- catch
- cinch
- cincture
- clamp
- clench
- clinch
- clutch
- coercion
- crushing
- duress
- enclosing
- enclosure
- fastening
- fixing
- grapple
- gripe
- handclasp
- handgrip
- handhold
- handshake
- hold
- hook
- ligature
- lug
- purchase
- snatch
- squeeze
- strength
- tenure
- vise
- wrench
antonyms for grapnel
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How to use grapnel in a sentence
(←) n general term for fish net, grapnel dragged along the bottom.
A DICTIONARY OF CEBUANO VISAYANJOHN U. WOLFFThey slept fairly and, at daybreak, got up the grapnel and hoisted the sail again.
UNDER WELLINGTON'S COMMANDG. A. HENTYOr, by the accidental use of a grapnel, they would chance to fish up some bottles of valuable "bay-oil" from the bottom.
BELFORD'S MAGAZINE, VOL. II, NO. 3, FEBRUARY 1889VARIOUSI found landing impracticable and therefore came to a grapnel, in hopes of their coming to us, for we had passed several fires.
A VOYAGE TO THE SOUTH SEAWILLIAM BLIGHOur grapnel was foul but Providence here assisted us; the fluke broke and we got to our oars and pulled to sea.
A VOYAGE TO THE SOUTH SEAWILLIAM BLIGHIt was already afloat, but riding quite safely to a rope and a little grapnel, which she proceeded to haul in.
THE RIDDLE OF THE SANDSERSKINE CHILDERSMeantime, the grapnel-iron has been lowered, and dangling down at the end of a strong rope of a hundred and fifty feet long.
HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE VOL. IV, NO. 19, DEC 1851VARIOUSHe dropped his grapnel, as soon as he found the Ark had drifted in a line that was directly to windward of the rock.
THE DEERSLAYERJAMES FENIMORE COOPERBefore midnight we came to a grapnel off the float or Coopang and found here one ship, a ketch and two or three small craft.
VOYAGE OF H.M.S. PANDORAEDWARD EDWARDSSo slow was the motion of the ship, that my grapnel held, and the entire body of the wreck began to yield to the pressure.
MILES WALLINGFORDJAMES FENIMORE COOPERWORDS RELATED TO GRAPNEL
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