"Grapple" is a word in ENGLISH
A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the
wrestler's hold.
To use a grapple; to contend in close fight; to attach
one's self as if by a grapple, as in wrestling; to close; to seize one
another.
To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close
quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist.
To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join
indissolubly.
An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing
and holding fast to an object; a grab.
A grappling iron.
We decided to leave early, you wouldn't want to be there in the end, when the lights came on. You'd never sit down in here again. In a depressing shuffle we pushed to the door, now it was good to get up and out, while it was still a black hole, warm, and smokey, full of possibilities...
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A grapple in wrestling.
Read the complete definitionTo grapple; to engage in hand-to-hand fight.
Read the complete definitionA grappling; close fight or embrace.
Read the complete definitionTo strive or struggle with a close grapple; to wrestle in a rough fashion.
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