Definition of grapple
- v. t. - To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close
quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist.
- v. t. - To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join
indissolubly.
- v. i. - To use a grapple; to contend in close fight; to attach
one's self as if by a grapple, as in wrestling; to close; to seize one
another.
- v. t. - A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the
wrestler's hold.
- v. t. - An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing
and holding fast to an object; a grab.
- v. t. - A grappling iron.