What is the meaning of Grapple?

To seize something and hold it firmly.

To wrestle or tussle.

To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with.

A close hand-to-hand struggle.

The act of grappling.

A tool with claws or hooks which is used to catch or hold something.

  1. A device consisting of iron claws, attached to the end of a rope, used for grasping and holding an enemy ship prior to boarding; a grappling iron.
  2. A grapnel (type of anchor).

A device consisting of iron claws, attached to the end of a rope, used for grasping and holding an enemy ship prior to boarding; a grappling iron.

A grapnel (type of anchor).

To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly.

To climb (whether by means of a grapple and rope, or by hand, etc).

To use a grapple (for example to attempt to find, hook, and raise a net or cable).

To hook and raise with a grapple.

A combination of grape and apple flavors.

Source: wiktionary.org