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grappling
('gr/&/pl/I//N/ )

noun (n)

  • the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat(noun.act)
    Example:
    We watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully.
    source: wordnet30
  • the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • A laying fast ho1d of; also, that by which anything is seized and held, a grapnel.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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