The meaning of GRAPPLE is the act or an instance of grappling. How to use grapple in a sentence.

He briefly grappled with the police officer. Bad news is something it becomes necessary to grapple with (= deal with).

GRAPPLE definition: to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple. See examples of grapple used in a sentence.

If you grapple with a problem or difficulty, you try hard to solve it. The economy is just one of several critical problems the country is grappling with. [VERB + with]

to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple. to use a grapple. clinch. to engage in a struggle or close encounter (usually fol. by with): He was grappling with a boy twice his size. to try to overcome …

Definition of grapple verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple. 2. to engage in a struggle or close encounter: wrestlers grappling. 3. to try to overcome or deal: to grapple with a problem.

To hold onto something with a grapple: "The 150-odd ships closed and grappled, initiating the most important naval battle of the Hundred Years' War" (Clifford J. Rogers).

Grappling is a fighting technique based on throws, trips, sweeps, clinch fighting, ground fighting and submission holds. [1] Grappling contests often involve takedowns and ground control, and may end …

Every parent has to grapple with [= cope with] a variety of serious issues. The company has been grappling with supply problems.