Meaning of GRAPPLING
| Pronunciation: | | 'grapling
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- [n] the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
- [n] the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"
- [n] taking the bull by the horns
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| | Synonyms: | | braving, confronting, coping with, grapple, hand-to-hand struggle, rassling, tackling, wrestle, wrestling |
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| | See Also: | | attempt, contact sport, effort, endeavor, endeavour, face, facing, flying mare, professional wrestling, struggle, try, wrestling hold | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Grap"pling\, n.
1. A laying fast ho1d of; also, that by which anything is
seized and held, a grapnel.
2. A grapple; a struggle. A match for yards in fight, in
grappling for the bear. --Dryden.
{Grappling iron}, a hooked iron used for grappling and
holding fast a vessel or other object.
{Grappling tongs}, broad-mouthed tongs for gathering oysters.
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