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grappled
Variant of grapple
noun
- grapnel
- a device consisting of two or more hinged, movable iron prongs for grasping and moving heavy objects
- a coming to grips; hand-to-hand fight
intransitive verb
- to use a grapnel
- to struggle in hand-to-hand combat; wrestle
- to struggle or try to cope (with): to grapple with a problem
Related Forms:
- grappler noun
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