The meaning of GRAPPLE is the act or an instance of grappling. How to use grapple in a sentence.

GRAPPLE definition: 1. to fight, especially in order to win something: 2. to fight, especially in order to win…. Learn more.

GRAPPLE definition: to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple. See examples of grapple used in a sentence.

If you grapple with a problem or difficulty, you try hard to solve it. The economy is just one of several critical problems the country is grappling with. [VERB + with]

Definition of grapple verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple. to use a grapple. clinch. to engage in a struggle or close encounter (usually fol. by with): He was grappling with a boy twice his size. to …

A grapple is a hook or claw used to catch or hold something. A ship's anchor is a type of grapple, especially the "grapnel" anchor. A soldier loading a hook. A throwing grapple, kaginawa (or …

Nov 17, 2025 · grapple (third-person singular simple present grapples, present participle grappling, simple past and past participle grappled) (transitive) To seize something and hold it …

To hold onto something with a grapple: "The 150-odd ships closed and grappled, initiating the most important naval battle of the Hundred Years' War" (Clifford J. Rogers).

When you wrestle with something — literally or figuratively — you grapple with it, or try to overcome it.