| grapple | 1. A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestler's hold. 2. An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing and holding fast to an object; a grab. 3. <botany> Grapple plant, a projectile, to which are attached hinged claws to catch in a ship's rigging or to hold in the ground; called also anchor shot. See: Grapple, and cf. Crapple. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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