n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: grap · pled ; grap · pling \ ' gra-p( ə -)li ŋ \
Date: 1530
transitive verb
1 : to seize with or as if with a grapple
2 : to come to grips with : WRESTLE
3 : to bind closely
intransitive verb
1 : to make a ship fast with a grappling hook
2 : to come to grips
3 : to use a grapple
– grap · pler \ -p( ə -)l ə r \ noun