grapple

English Thesaurus

1. the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat (noun.act)

hypernym	:	struggle,
definition	:	strenuous effort (noun.act)

2. a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	dredging bucket,
definition	:	a bucket for lifting material from a channel or riverbed (noun.artifact)

3. a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	tool,
definition	:	an implement used in the practice of a vocation (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	crampon, crampoon,
definition	:	a hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy objects (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	claw, hook,
definition	:	a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something (noun.artifact)

4. to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	clutch, prehend, seize,
definition	:	take hold of; grab (verb.contact)

5. come to terms with (verb.social)

hypernym	:	act, move,
definition	:	perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) (verb.social)

hyponym	:	extemporize, improvise,
definition	:	manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand (verb.social)

hyponym	:	fend,
definition	:	try to manage without help (verb.social)

hyponym	:	cut, hack,
definition	:	be able to manage or manage successfully (verb.social)

hyponym	:	rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by,
definition	:	manage one's existence barely (verb.social)

hyponym	:	cope with, match, meet,
definition	:	satisfy or fulfill (verb.social)

6. the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat (noun.act)

derivation	:	wrestle,
definition	:	engage in a wrestling match (verb.contact)

derivation	:	grapple, grip,
definition	:	to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match (verb.contact)

7. to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match (verb.contact)

derivation	:	grappling, rassling, wrestling,
definition	:	the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down (noun.act)

derivation	:	grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestle, wrestling,
definition	:	the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat (noun.act)

derivation	:	clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold,
definition	:	the act of grasping (noun.act)

derivation	:	grappler, matman, wrestler,
definition	:	combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground (noun.person)

8. the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat (noun.act)

derivation	:	wrestle,
definition	:	engage in a wrestling match (verb.contact)

derivation	:	grapple, grip,
definition	:	to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match (verb.contact)

9. to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match (verb.contact)

derivation	:	grappling, rassling, wrestling,
definition	:	the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down (noun.act)

derivation	:	grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestle, wrestling,
definition	:	the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat (noun.act)

derivation	:	clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold,
definition	:	the act of grasping (noun.act)

derivation	:	grappler, matman, wrestler,
definition	:	combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground (noun.person)