grappling

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  grapple 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  grapple 
 
  Sense  1 
  cope,  get  by  make  out  make  do  contend,  grapple,  deal  manage 
  =>  fend 
  =>  hack,  cut 
  =>  scrape  along  scrape  by  scratch  along  squeak  by  squeeze  by  rub  along 
  =>  meet  match,  cope  with 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  grapple 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  grapple 
 
  Sense  1 
  cope,  get  by  make  out  make  do  contend,  grapple,  deal  manage 
  =>  fend 
  =>  hack,  cut 
  =>  scrape  along  scrape  by  scratch  along  squeak  by  squeeze  by  rub  along 
  =>  meet  match,  cope  with 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  grapple 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  grapple 
 
  2  senses  of  grapple 
 
  Sense  1 
  cope,  get  by  make  out  make  do  contend,  grapple,  deal  manage 
  =>  act  move 
 
  Sense  2 
  grapple,  grip 
  =>  seize,  prehend,  clutch 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  grapple 
 
  grapple  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  grapple 
 
  Sense  1 
  cope,  get  by  make  out  make  do  contend,  grapple,  deal  manage 
  =>  act  move 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  grapple,  grip 
  =>  seize,  prehend,  clutch 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  grappling 
  grappling 
  grappling  hook 
  grappling  iron 
 
  Overview  of  noun  grappling 
 
  The  noun  grappling  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  wrestle,  wrestling,  grapple,  grappling,  hand-to-hand  struggle  --  (the  act  of  engaging  in  close  hand-to-hand  combat;  "they  had  a  fierce  wrestle";  "we  watched  his  grappling  and  wrestling  with  the  bully") 
  2.  braving,  confronting,  coping  with  grappling,  tackling  --  (taking  the  bull  by  the  horns) 
  3.  wrestling,  rassling,  grappling  --  (the  sport  of  hand-to-hand  struggle  between  unarmed  contestants  who  try  to  throw  each  other  down) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  grapple 
 
  The  verb  grapple  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  cope,  get  by  make  out  make  do  contend,  grapple,  deal  manage  --  (come  to  terms  or  deal  successfully  with  "We  got  by  on  just  a  gallon  of  gas";  "They  made  do  on  half  a  loaf  of  bread  every  day") 
  2.  (2)  grapple,  grip  --  (to  grip  or  seize,  as  in  a  wrestling  match;  "the  two  men  grappled  with  each  other  for  several  minutes") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  grappling 
 
  The  noun  grappling  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  wrestle,  wrestling,  grapple,  grappling,  hand-to-hand  struggle  --  (the  act  of  engaging  in  close  hand-to-hand  combat;  "they  had  a  fierce  wrestle";  "we  watched  his  grappling  and  wrestling  with  the  bully") 
  2.  braving,  confronting,  coping  with  grappling,  tackling  --  (taking  the  bull  by  the  horns) 
  3.  wrestling,  rassling,  grappling  --  (the  sport  of  hand-to-hand  struggle  between  unarmed  contestants  who  try  to  throw  each  other  down) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  grapple 
 
  The  verb  grapple  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  cope,  get  by  make  out  make  do  contend,  grapple,  deal  manage  --  (come  to  terms  or  deal  successfully  with  "We  got  by  on  just  a  gallon  of  gas";  "They  made  do  on  half  a  loaf  of  bread  every  day") 
  2.  (2)  grapple,  grip  --  (to  grip  or  seize,  as  in  a  wrestling  match;  "the  two  men  grappled  with  each  other  for  several  minutes") 

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