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]

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.

Grapple (noun): This refers to a type of device designed for gripping or holding onto something, particularly in contexts like fishing or climbing, where grapples (or grappling hooks) are used.

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 …

When you wrestle with something — literally or figuratively — you grapple with it, or try to overcome it.

'Grapple' originally referred to the physical act of seizing or grappling with someone or something in a physical combat or struggle. Over time, its usage expanded to encompass more general …