Synonyms of the word

grapple

• v. (transitive) To seize something and hold it firmly.
• v. (transitive, figuratively) Normally used with with: to ponder and intensely evaluate a problem.
• v. (transitive) To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly.
• v. (intransitive) To use a grapple.
• v. (intransitive) To wrestle or tussle.
• n. A tool with claws or hooks which is used to catch or hold something.
• n. A close hand-to-hand struggle.
• n. (uncountable) The act of grappling.

act

• n. (countable) Something done, a deed.
• n. (obsolete, uncountable) Actuality.
• n. (countable) A product of a legislative body, a statute.
• n. The process of doing something.
• n. (countable) A formal or official record of something done.
• n. (countable) A division of a theatrical performance.
• n. (countable) A performer or performers in a show.
• n. (countable) Any organized activity.
• n. (countable) A display of behaviour.
• n. A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the…
• n. (countable) A display of behaviour meant to deceive.
• v. (intransitive) To do something.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To do (something); to perform.
• v. (intransitive) To perform a theatrical role.
• v. (intransitive) To behave in a certain way.
• v. (copulative) To convey an appearance of being.
• v. To do something that causes a change binding on the doer.
• v. (intransitive, construed with on or upon) To have an effect (on).
• v. (transitive) To play (a role).
• v. (transitive) To feign.
• v. (mathematics, intransitive, construed with on or upon, of a group) To map via a homomorphism to a group…
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To move to action; to actuate; to animate.

clamshell

• n. The shell of a clam.
• n. A dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam.
• n. In foodservice, the white, usually styrofoam box given to consumers with take-out food.
• n. Any object that has a hinge on one edge and two surfaces that close together.
• n. (music) An amphitheater, especially an outdoor amphitheater; the semi-circular acoustic backdrop behind…
• adj. similar to the operation of a clam's shell, having a hinge with two sides closing together.

clutch

• v. To seize, as though with claws.
• v. To grip or grasp tightly.
• n. The claw of a predatory animal or bird.
• n. (by extension) A grip, especially one seen as rapacious or evil.
• n. A device to interrupt power transmission, commonly used between engine and gearbox in a car.
• n. The pedal in a car that disengages power transmission.
• n. Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a chain or tackle.
• n. A small handbag or purse with no straps or handle.
• n. (US) An important or critical situation.
• adj. (US, Canada) Performing or tending to perform well in difficult, high-pressure situations.
• n. A brood of chickens or a sitting of eggs.
• n. A group or bunch (of people or things).

contend

• v. To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
• v. To struggle or exert oneself to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.
• v. To strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.

cope

• v. To deal effectively with something difficult.
• v. To cut and form a mitred joint in wood or metal.
• v. (falconry) To clip the beak or talons of a bird.
• n. A long, loose cloak worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions.
• n. Any covering such as a canopy or a mantle.
• n. The "vault" or "canopy" of the skies, heavens etc.
• n. (construction) A covering piece on top of a wall exposed to the weather, usually made of metal, masonry,…
• n. (foundry) The top part of a sand casting mold.
• n. An ancient tribute due to the lord of the soil, out of the lead mines in Derbyshire, England.
• v. (transitive) To cover (a joint or structure) with coping.
• v. (intransitive) To form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow.
• v. (obsolete) To bargain for; to buy.
• v. (obsolete) To exchange or barter.
• v. (obsolete) To make return for; to requite; to repay.
• v. (obsolete) To match oneself against; to meet; to encounter.
• v. (obsolete) To encounter; to meet; to have to do with.

deal

• n. (obsolete) A division, a portion, a share.
• n. (often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good).
• v. (transitive) To distribute among a number of recipients, to give out as one’s portion or share.
• v. (transitive) To administer or give out, as in small portions.
• v. To distribute cards to the players in a game.
• v. (baseball) To pitch.
• v. (intransitive) To have dealings or business.
• v. (intransitive) To conduct oneself, to behave.
• v. (obsolete, intransitive) To take action; to act.
• v. (intransitive) To trade professionally (followed by in).
• v. (transitive) To sell, especially to sell illicit drugs.
• v. (intransitive) To be concerned with.
• v. (intransitive) To handle, to manage, to cope.
• n. (archaic in general sense) An act of dealing or sharing.
• n. The distribution of cards to players; a player's turn for this.
• n. A particular instance of buying or selling, a transaction.
• n. Specifically, a transaction offered which is financially beneficial; a bargain.
• n. An agreement between parties; an arrangement.
• n. (informal) A situation, occasion, or event.
• n. (informal) A thing, an unspecified or unidentified object.
• n. (uncountable) Wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir).
• n. (countable) A plank of softwood (fir or pine board).
• n. (countable, archaic) A wooden board or plank, usually between 12 or 14 feet in length, traded as a commodity…
• adj. Made of deal.

grapnel

• n. (nautical) A small anchor, having more than two flukes, used for anchoring a small vessel.
• n. (nautical) A grappling iron.

grappler

• n. One who grapples.
• n. A wrestler; one who fights by wrestling.

grappling

• n. (gerund of grapple) An act in which something is grappled or grappled with.
• v. present participle of grapple.

grip

• v. (transitive) To take hold of, particularly with the hand.
• v. (transitive) To help or assist, particularly in an emotional sense.
• v. (intransitive) To do something with another that makes you happy/gives you relief.
• v. To trench; to drain.
• n. A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand.
• n. A handle or other place to grip.
• n. (computing, graphical user interface) A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or…
• n. (film production) A person responsible for handling equipment on the set.
• n. A channel cut through a grass verge (especially for the purpose of draining water away from the highway).
• n. (chiefly Southern California slang) A lot of something.
• n. Archaic spelling of grippe: Influenza, flu.
• n. (archaic) A small travelling-bag or gripsack.
• n. An apparatus attached to a car for clutching a traction cable.
• n. Assistance; help or encouragement.
• n. A helpful, interesting, admirable, or inspiring person.
• n. (slang) As much as one can hold in a hand; a handful.
• n. (figuratively) A tenacious grasp; a holding fast.
• n. A device for grasping or holding fast to something.
• n. (dialectal) A small ditch or trench; a channel to carry off water or other liquid; a drain.
• n. (obsolete) The griffin.

manage

• v. (transitive) To direct or be in charge of.
• v. (transitive) To handle or control (a situation, job).
• v. (transitive) To handle with skill, wield (a tool, weapon etc.).
• v. (intransitive) To succeed at an attempt.
• v. (intransitive) To achieve without fuss, or without outside help.
• v. To train (a horse) in the manege; to exercise in graceful or artful action.
• v. (obsolete) To treat with care; to husband.
• v. (obsolete) To bring about; to contrive.
• n. (now rare) The act of managing or controlling something.
• n. (horseriding) Manège.

move

• v. (intransitive) To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to…
• v. (intransitive) To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act.
• v. (intransitive) To change residence, for example from one house, town, or state, to another; to go and…
• v. (intransitive, chess, and other games) To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of…
• v. (transitive, ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry,…
• v. (transitive, chess) To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to the…
• v. (transitive) To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion,…
• v. (transitive) To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion,…
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration…
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To mention; to raise (a question); to suggest (a course of action); to lodge (a…
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue);…
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To apply to, as for aid.
• v. (law, transitive, intransitive) To request an action from the court.
• n. The act of moving; a movement.
• n. An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
• n. A formalized or practiced action used in athletics, dance, physical exercise, self-defense, hand-to-hand…
• n. The event of changing one's residence.
• n. A change in strategy.
• n. A transfer, a change from one employer to another.
• n. (board games) The act of moving a token on a gameboard from one position to another according to the rules…

prehend

• v. (obsolete) To lay hold of; to seize.

seize

• v. (transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
• v. (transitive) To take advantage of (an opportunity or circumstance).
• v. (transitive) To take possession of (by force, law etc.).
• v. (transitive) To have a sudden and powerful effect upon.
• v. (transitive, nautical) To bind, lash or make fast, with several turns of small rope, cord, or small line.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To fasten, fix.
• v. (intransitive) To lay hold in seizure, by hands or claws (+ on or upon).
• v. (intransitive) To have a seizure.
• v. (intransitive) To bind or lock in position immovably; see also seize up.
• v. (Britain, intransitive) To submit for consideration to a deliberative body.

struggle

• n. Strife, contention, great effort.
• v. To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend.
• v. To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.

tool

• n. A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
• n. Equipment used in a profession, e.g., tools of the trade.
• n. Something to perform an operation; an instrument; a means.
• n. (computing) A piece of software used to develop software or hardware, or to perform low-level operations.
• n. A person or group which is used or controlled, usually unwittingly, by another person or group.
• n. (slang) Penis.
• n. (by extension, slang, pejorative) An obnoxious or uptight person.
• v. (transitive) To work on or shape with tools, e.g., hand-tooled leather.
• v. (transitive) To equip with tools.
• v. (transitive) To work very hard.
• v. (transitive, slang) To put down another person (possibly in a subtle, hidden way), and in that way to…
• v. (transitive, volleyball) To intentionally attack the ball so that it deflects off a blocker out of bounds.
• v. (transitive, Britain, slang, dated) To drive (a coach, etc.).
• v. (intransitive, slang) To travel in a vehicle; to ride or drive.

wrestle

• n. A wrestling bout.
• n. A struggle.
• v. (intransitive) To contend, with an opponent, by grappling and attempting to throw, immobilize or otherwise…
• v. (intransitive) To struggle or strive.
• v. (transitive) To take part in a wrestling match with someone.
• v. (transitive) To move or lift something with difficulty.
• v. (transitive) To throw a calf etc in order to brand it.
• v. (transitive) To fight.

wrestling

• v. present participle of wrestle.
• n. A sport where two opponents attempt to subdue each other in bare-handed grappling using techniques of…
• n. A professional tumbling act that emulates the sport of wrestling. Also called "professional wrestling"…
• n. (countable) The act of one who wrestles; a struggle to achieve something.