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(1):

(v. t.) A grappling iron.

(2):

(v. t.) To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist.

(3):

(v. t.) To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly.

(4):

(v. i.) 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.

(5):

(v. t.) A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestler's hold.

(6):

(v. t.) An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing and holding fast to an object; a grab.