If you grapple with a problem or difficulty, you try hard to solve it. The economy is just one of several critical problems the country is grappling with. [VERB + with]
Definition of grapple verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple. 2. to engage in a struggle or close encounter: wrestlers grappling. 3. to try to overcome or deal: to grapple with a problem.
to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple. to use a grapple. clinch. to engage in a struggle or close encounter (usually fol. by with): He was grappling with a boy twice his size. to try to overcome or deal (usually fol. by with): to grapple with a problem. to seize, hold, or fasten with or as with a grapple.
Grapple (noun): This refers to a type of device designed for gripping or holding onto something, particularly in contexts like fishing or climbing, where grapples (or grappling hooks) are used.
Definition of grapple. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.
1. to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple. 2. to engage in a struggle or close encounter: wrestlers grappling. 3. to try to overcome or deal: to grapple with a problem.