[verb] [I] - to struggle or fight (with someone)The policeman was grappling with two men.The children grappled for the ball.(figurative) This is just one of the problems the council is grappling with (= trying with difficulty to deal with).A grappling iron/hook is a grapnel.
GRAPPLE
Meaning of GRAPPLE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012