grappling

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

grap=pling

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun grappling has 2 senses

grappling(n = noun.act) grapple, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestle, wrestling - the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"

is a kind of struggle

Derived form verb grapple₂

grappling(n = noun.act) rassling, wrestling - the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down;

is a kind of contact sport

has particulars: flying mare, greco-roman wrestling, professional wrestling, sumo

has parts: wrestling hold

Derived form verb grapple₂

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CIDE DICTIONARY

grappling, n.

A laying fast ho1d of; also, that by which anything is seized and held, a grapnel. [1913 Webster]
A grapple; a struggle. A match for yards in fight, in grappling for the bear. Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Grappling iron, a hooked iron used for grappling and holding fast a vessel or other object. -- Grappling tongs, broad-mouthed tongs for gathering oysters.