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grapple verb

  /ˈɡɹæpəl/
  • (transitive) To seize something and hold it firmly.
 packen, ergreifen
  • (figuratively, with with) To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with.
 auseinandersetzen, herumschlagen, kämpfen, raufen, ringen

grapple noun

  /ˈɡɹæpəl/
  • A close hand-to-hand struggle.
 Rauferei
  • The act of grappling. (uncountable)
 Ringen

grapple noun

  /ˈɡɹæpəl/
  • A tool with claws or hooks which is used to catch or hold something.
 Enterhaken

grapple verb

  /ˈɡɹæpəl/
  • (intransitive) To use a grapple (for example to attempt to find, hook, and raise a net or cable).
 an den Haken nehmen, angeln, fischen
  • (transitive) To fasten, as with a grapple; (by extension) to fix; to join indissolubly.
 einhaken, krabbeln, kraxeln, verankern

grappling noun

  /ˈɡɹæp(ə)lɪŋ/
  • (gerund of grapple) An act in which something is grappled or grappled with.
 herumschlagend, packend
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