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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
grapple/ˈɡrapl/
▶verb
- 1 engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons.
- 2 (grapple with) struggle to deal with (a problem).
- 3 archaic seize with a grapnel.
- 1 an act of grappling.
- 2 a grapnel.
– derivatives
grappler noun.
grappler noun.
– origin ME: from OFr. grapil, from Provençal, dimin. of grapa ‘hook’, of Gmc origin; rel. to grape.
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