grapple
Seize and struggle
Grapple means to seize and struggle with something at close quarters.
Wrestlers grapple, as do people fighting for control of an object: They grappled for the gun.
The word extends to mental struggle: grappling with a difficult decision, grappling with grief.
A grapple or grappling hook is a multi-pronged device for catching and holding.
Engage in physical combat
- battleArmed military engagement
- contendStruggle in opposition
- tussleBrief physical struggle
- fightPhysical or verbal conflict
clash · combat · engage · confront · resist · oppose · tackle · overcome
Agreement or distribution
- manageDirect or handle successfully
- wrestleEngage in physical combat
- contendStruggle in opposition
- tackleGear or takedown
address · handle · navigate · confront · face · process · reconcile
Seize or understand
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- claspSecuring device that clicks
- seizeTake suddenly, forcibly
- clenchSqueeze tightly shut
hold · purchase · handhold · traction · firmness · squeeze · prehension · anchor
wrestle
Engage in physical combat
fight · clash · combat · engage · confront · resist · oppose · tackle · overcome · strive
deal
Agreement or distribution
tackle · address · handle · navigate · confront · face · process · reconcile
grasp
Seize or understand
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- claspSecuring device that clicks
- seizeTake suddenly, forcibly
clench · hold · purchase · handhold · traction · firmness · squeeze · prehension · anchor · vise
takedown
Forced grounding maneuver
- pinPointed metal fastener
- submissionYielding to another's will
- holdMaintain in grasp
throw · scramble · bout · guard · reversal · lock · clinch · mat · chokehold · sparring
anchor
Secures ships to seabed
crane · pulley · rigging · mooring · hoist · tackle · snag · retrieval · rope · secure
- Pro Wrestlingheel, WrestleMania, face turn, Royal Rumble, kayfabe
- fighting movespunch, uppercut, kick, jab, elbow strike
- aggressionhostility, violence, attack, fight, combativeness
- conflictclash, fight, war, battle, dispute
- action filmschase scene, car chase, explosion, stunt, shootout
- athletic movesjump, run, sprint, dive, throw
- grappling hooksHooked tools for ascending
- grappling ironsHooked anchoring devices
- grappling techniqueMethod for controlling opponents physically