Grapple - English meaning

ˈɡræp.əl

Grapple – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle.
Usage examples:
Passers-by grappled with the man after the knife attack
Synonims:
WrestleStruggleTussleBrawlFightScuffleClashCombatBattleCloseEngage
verb
Seize or hold with a grappling hook.
Usage examples:
This said, they grappled him with more than hundred hooks.

noun
An act of grappling.
Usage examples:
Over 40 separate maneuvers are available to the hulk via his combat system, which consists of a num…
noun
An instrument for seizing hold of something; a grappling hook.
Usage examples:
A combination of factors, including species, pile height and operator preference had led him to loo…

verb
Work hard to come to terms with or deal with something

verb
To hold someone while fighting with him or her
Usage examples:
He briefly grappled with the police officer., bad news is something it becomes necessary to grapple…

verb
To fight, especially in order to win something
Usage examples:
Grapple for the children grappled for the ball.

Grapple translation into English

Grapple: translate from English into Chinese

抓钩, 格斗, 扭打, 操, 扭

Grapple: translate from English into Dutch

Worstelen, Pakken, Greep, Worsteling, Beetnemen, Enterhaak, Werpanker, Beetpakken, Aanklampen, Enterdreg, Dreg, Omvatting

Grapple: translate from English into French

Grappiller, Lutter avec, Saisir avec un grappin, Saisir avec, Se colleter avec

Grapple: translate from English into German

Festhalten, Kämpfen, Ringen, Festhaken

Grapple: translate from English into Hindi

ग्रेपल, पकड़ना, हाथापाई करना, कुश्ती, बांधना, तड़फड़ाना, बाहुयुद्ध, एक प्रकार की हुक, पेंच, पकड, मुठभेड, गुत्थम गुत्था

Grapple: translate from English into Italian

Afferrare, Rampino, Agganciare, Corpo a corpo

Grapple: translate from English into Korean

잡다, 잡기, 맞붙어 싸우다, 완수하려고 노력하다

Grapple: translate from English into Russian

Схватиться, Бороться, Захват, Сцепиться, Схватить, Борьба, Крюк, Схватка, Пытаться преодолеть, Пытаться разрешить, Дрек, Кошка, Шлюпочный якорь

Grapple: translate from English into Spanish

Luchar, Agarrar, Lucha, Aferrarse, Agarrarse, Asir, Aferrar, Gafa, Cierre

Word origin

Middle English (as a noun denoting a grappling hook): from Old French grapil, from Provençal, diminutive of grapa ‘hook’, of Germanic origin; related to grape. The verb dates from the mid 16t

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Grapple – similar words

grappled

ˈɡræp.əl

verb
Engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle.
Usage examples:
Passers-by grappled with the man after the knife attack

noun
An act of grappling.
Usage examples:
Over 40 separate maneuvers are available to the hulk via his combat system, which consists of a num…

noun
An instrument for seizing hold of something; a grappling hook.
Usage examples:
A combination of factors, including species, pile height and operator preference had led him to loo…

Grappled - all meanings in English

Grapple synonims

battle

ˈbæt.əl

noun
A sustained fight between large organized armed forces.
Usage examples:
The battle lasted for several hours

verb
Struggle tenaciously to achieve or resist something.
Usage examples:
He has been battling against the illness

noun
A fight between armed forces
Usage examples:
The battle of the somme, her only brother was killed in battle (= while fighting).

Battle - all meanings in English

brawl

brɔːl

noun
A rough or noisy fight or quarrel.
Usage examples:
He'd got into a drunken brawl in a bar

verb
Fight or quarrel in a rough or noisy way.
Usage examples:
He ended up brawling with a lout outside his house

noun
A physical fight involving a group of people, esp. in a public place
Usage examples:
A brawl in the cafeteria left the place a mess.

Brawl - all meanings in English

clash

klæʃ

noun
A violent confrontation.
Usage examples:
There have been minor clashes with security forces

verb
Meet and come into violent conflict.
Usage examples:
Soccer hooligans clashed with rival fans before the match

verb
Crash together with violent impact

Clash - all meanings in English

close

kləʊz

adjective
Only a short distance away or apart in space or time.
Usage examples:
The hotel is close to the sea

adverb
Very near to someone or something; with very little space between.
Usage examples:
They stood close to the door

noun
Another term for high (sense 7 of the adjective).

Close - all meanings in English

combat

ˈkɒm.bæt

noun
Fighting between armed forces.
Usage examples:
Five hurricanes were shot down in combat

verb
Take action to reduce or prevent (something bad or undesirable).
Usage examples:
An effort to combat drug trafficking

noun
Fighting during a time of war
Usage examples:
[ u ] a combat jacket/zone/casualty, [ u ] no one knew how many troops had died in combat., [ c ] t…

Combat - all meanings in English

engage

ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ

verb
Occupy or attract (someone's interest or attention).
Usage examples:
He ploughed on, trying to outline his plans and engage sutton's attention

adjective
(of a writer or artist) committed to a particular aim or cause.
Usage examples:
He was determined that his writing and thinking should be engagé

verb
Consume all of one's attention or time

Engage - all meanings in English

fight

faɪt

verb
Take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons.
Usage examples:
The men were fighting

noun
A violent confrontation or struggle.
Usage examples:
He'd got into a fight with some bouncers outside a club

verb
Be engaged in a contest or struggle

Fight - all meanings in English

scuffle

noun
A short, confused fight or struggle at close quarters.
Usage examples:
There were minor scuffles with police

verb
Engage in a short, confused fight or struggle at close quarters.
Usage examples:
The teacher noticed two pupils scuffling in the corridor

verb
Fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters

Scuffle - all meanings in English

struggle

verb
Make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction.
Usage examples:
Before she could struggle, he lifted her up

noun
A forceful or violent effort to get free of restraint or resist attack.
Usage examples:
There were signs of a struggle and there was a lot of blood around

verb
To work hard to do something
Usage examples:
We watched boys on skateboards struggle to keep their balance., he struggled with his cousin, and h…

Struggle - all meanings in English

tussle

noun
A vigorous struggle or scuffle, typically in order to obtain or achieve something.
Usage examples:
There was a tussle for the ball

verb
Engage in a vigorous struggle or scuffle.
Usage examples:
The kids tussled with each other

Tussle - all meanings in English

wrestle

verb
Take part in a fight, either as sport or in earnest, that involves grappling with one's opponent and trying to throw or force them to the ground.
Usage examples:
He wrestled with the intruder before being knocked unconscious

noun
A wrestling bout or contest.
Usage examples:
A wrestle to the death

verb
The act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat

Wrestle - all meanings in English

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