| 单词 | grappled | 
| 释义 | grapple1 of 2noun  grap·ple  ˈgra-pəl  1  a    : the act or an instance of grappling    b    : a hand-to-hand struggle  locked in a desperate grapple with his foe  c    : a contest for superiority or mastery  their grapple with tyranny 2   : an instrument for grabbing or gripping something: such as    a    : a bucket (as on an excavating machine) having hinged jaws    b    : grappling hook   grapple2 of 2 verb  grappled; grappling ˈgra-p(ə-)liŋ  transitive verb 1   : to seize with or as if with a grapple (see grapple entry 1 sense 2)   2   : to grasp with the hands : wrestle   3   : to bind closely   intransitive verb 1   : to make a ship fast with a grappling hook   2   : to begin to understand or deal with something in a direct or effective way  Officials grappled with an increase in violent crimes. 3   : to use a grapple    grappler   ˈgra-p(ə-)lər noun grappled verb1 as in wrestledto seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery two sumo wrestlers grappling like a pair of mammoth bears Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance 
 2 as in grabbedto take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly a crane grappled the sunken boat and hoisted it above water Synonyms & Similar Words 
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