- (v.t.) A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestler's hold.
- (v.t.) An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing and holding fast to an object; a grab.
- (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.
- (v.t.) A grappling iron.
- (v.t.) To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly.
- (v.t.) To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). grapple. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/grapple/definitions/2013470 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "grapple" http://smartdefine.org/grapple/definitions/2013470 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
| Harvard | Webster's 2011, grapple, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/grapple/definitions/2013470>. |
| MLA | Webster's. "grapple" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/grapple/definitions/2013470> |