grapple

/ɡɹˈæpəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
   “We got by on just a gallon of gas”
2. to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
   “the two men grappled with each other for several minutes”

noun

1. a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
2. a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam
3. the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
   “they had a fierce wrestle”

Synonyms for grapple

• cope
• get by
• make out
• make do
• contend
• deal
• manage
• grip
• grapnel
• grappler
• grappling hook
• grappling iron
• clamshell
• wrestle
• wrestling
• grappling
• hand-to-hand struggle

Words that rhyme with grapple

• apple
• chapel
• pineapple
• appel
• appell
• cappel
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• chapple
• happel
• kappel
• mapel
• schappell
• shappell
• snapple
• stapel