Sanakirja.org

Määritelmät

Verbit

1. (transitive) To seize something and hold it firmly.
2. (transitive, figuratively) to ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; normally used with "with".
3. (intransitive) To use a grapple.
4. (intransitive) To wrestle or tussle.
5. (transitive) To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly.

Substantiivit

1. (nautical) A device consisting of iron claws, attached to the end of a rope, used for grasping and holding an enemy ship prior to boarding; a grapnel or grappling iron.
2. (uncountable) The act of grappling.
3. A close hand-to-hand struggle.