Толковый словарь английского языка - grapple
Grapple
grapple
I. noun see: grape Date: 1601 1. the act or an instance of grappling, a hand-to-hand struggle, a contest for superiority or mastery, a bucket similar to a clamshell but usually having more jaws, II. verb (~d; grappling) Date: 1530 transitive verb to seize with or as if with a ~, to come to grips with ; wrestle , to bind closely, intransitive verb to make a ship fast with a grappling hook, to come to grips, to use a ~, ~r noun
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v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (often foll. by with) fight at close quarters or in close combat. 2 intr. (foll. by with) try to manage or overcome a difficult problem etc. 3 tr. a grip with the hands; come to close quarters with. b seize with or as with a grapnel; grasp. --n. 1 a a hold or grip in or as in wrestling. b a contest at close quarters. 2 a clutching-instrument; a grapnel. Phrases and idioms grappling-iron (or -hook) = GRAPNEL. Derivatives grappler n. Etymology: OF grapil (n.) f. Prov., dimin. of grapa hook (as GRAPNEL) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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