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Synonyms for grapple

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for grapple

an act or means of holding something

to take firmly with the hand and maintain a hold on

to contend with an opponent at close quarters, as by attempting to throw him or her

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Synonyms for grapple

a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding

a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam

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the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat

to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match

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It was a mechanized harvesting operation using one Timbco feller-buncher, two grapple skidders, and three tractor-trailers for hauling.
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At the end of January, they sent out an official Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and announced a formal public workshop to grapple with this issue.
The more diversely you see something, the more you have to grapple with the fact that it's not just the one thing you might have been conditioned to think it was."