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English-German idiom dictionary. 2013.
struggle / grapple with
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grapple with — struggle to deal with (a problem). → grapple … English new terms dictionary
grapple with — Struggle with, engage with, close with, contend with (in close fight) … New dictionary of synonyms
grapple with — Synonyms and related words: a outrance, antagonize, bandy with, battle, battle it out, beat against, beat up against, box, brawl, breast the wave, broil, buck, buffet, buffet the waves, bump heads, clash, close, close with, collide, combat, come… … Moby Thesaurus
grapple — ► VERB 1) engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons. 2) (grapple with) struggle to deal with or understand. 3) archaic seize with a grapnel. ► NOUN 1) an act of grappling. 2) a grapnel … English terms dictionary
grapple — [grap′əl] n. [OFr grapil: see GRAPNEL] 1. GRAPNEL 2. a device consisting of two or more hinged, movable iron prongs for grasping and moving heavy objects 3. a coming to grips; hand to hand fight vt. grappled, grappling to grip and hold; seiz … English World dictionary
grapple — grappler, n. /grap euhl/, v., grappled, grappling, n. v.i. 1. to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple. 2. to use a grapple. 3. to seize another, or each other, in a firm grip, as in wrestling; clinch. 4. to engage in a struggle or… … Universalium
grapple — grap|ple [ˈgræpəl] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: grappelle, from grape; GRAPE] to fight or struggle with someone, holding them tightly = ↑wrestle grapple with ▪ Two men grappled with a guard at the door. grapple with [grapple with… … Dictionary of contemporary English
grapple — /ˈgræpəl / (say grapuhl) noun 1. a hook or an iron instrument by which one thing, as a ship, fastens on another; a grapnel. 2. a seizing or gripping. 3. a grip or close hold in wrestling or hand to hand fighting. –verb (grappled, grappling) –verb …
grapple — [[t]græ̱p(ə)l[/t]] grapples, grappling, grappled 1) VERB If you grapple with a problem or difficulty, you try hard to solve it. [V with n] The economy is just one of several critical problems the country is grappling with. [Also V to inf] 2) V… … English dictionary
grapple — grap•ple [[t]ˈgræp əl[/t]] v. pled, pling, n. 1) to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple 2) to engage in a struggle or close encounter: wrestlers grappling[/ex] 3) to try to overcome or deal: to grapple with a problem[/ex] 4) to… … From formal English to slang
grapple — Synonyms and related words: abduct, adhere to, affix, anchor, annex, attach, battle, bear hug, belay, bite, box, brawl, broil, carry off, catch, cement, cinch, clamp, clash, clasp, cleave to, clench, clinch, cling, clinging, clip, close, clutch,… … Moby Thesaurus
