present participle of grapple

(gerund of grapple) An act in which something is grappled or grappled with. / A grappling hook or grappling iron. / A small anchor; a grapnel.

plural of grappling

plural of grapple

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grapple

simple past tense and past participle of grapple

A close hand-to-hand struggle. / The act of grappling. (uncountable)

(transitive) To fasten, as with a grapple; (by extension) to fix; to join indissolubly. / (transitive, intransitive) To climb (whether by means of a grapple and rope, or by hand, etc).

(marketing) A combination of grape and apple flavors.

(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 grappling iron. / (nautical) A grapnel (“type of anchor”).