grapple - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat

Synonyms

• grapple
• grappling
• hand-to-hand struggle
• wrestle
• wrestling

More generic

• struggle

Noun

a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam

Synonyms

• clamshell
• grapple

More generic

• dredging bucket

Noun

a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope

Synonyms

• grapnel
• grapple
• grappler
• grappling hook
• grappling iron

More generic

• tool

More specific

• crampon
• crampoon

Related

• claw
• hook

Verb

to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match

Synonyms

• grapple
• grip

More generic

• clutch
• prehend
• seize

Verb

succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

Synonyms

• contend
• cope
• deal
• get by
• grapple
• make do
• make out
• manage

More generic

• act
• move

More specific

• cut
• extemporize
• fend
• hack
• improvise
• rub along
• scrape along
• scrape by
• scratch along
• squeak by
• squeeze by

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