Noun

• S: (n) grapnel (grapnel%1:06:01::), grapple (grapple%1:06:00::), grappler (grappler%1:06:00::), grappling hook (grappling_hook%1:06:00::), grappling iron (grappling_iron%1:06:00::) (a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope)
• S: (n) clamshell (clamshell%1:06:00::), grapple (grapple%1:06:01::) (a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam)
• S: (n) wrestle (wrestle%1:04:00::), wrestling (wrestling%1:04:01::), grapple (grapple%1:04:00::), grappling (grappling%1:04:00::), hand-to-hand struggle (hand-to-hand_struggle%1:04:00::) (the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat) "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"

Verb

• S: (v) cope (cope%2:41:00::), get by (get_by%2:41:00::), make out (make_out%2:41:02::), make do (make_do%2:41:00::), contend (contend%2:41:00::), grapple (grapple%2:41:00::), deal (deal%2:41:00::), manage (manage%2:41:03::) (succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available) "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
• S: (v) grapple (grapple%2:35:01::), grip (grip%2:35:03::) (to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match) "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"