grapple
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(verb) to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes" |
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Synonyms: grip |
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Related Words: clutch, prehend, seize |
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(noun) a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam |
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Synonyms: clamshell |
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Related Words: dredging bucket |
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(noun) a device consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope |
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Synonyms: grapnel, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron |
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Related Words: crampon, crampoon, tool |
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(noun) the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully" |
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Synonyms: grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestle, wrestling |
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Related Words: struggle |
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(verb) come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas." |
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Synonyms: contend, cope, deal, get by, make do, make out, manage |
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Related Words: act, cope with, cut, hack, match, meet, move, rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by |
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