OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 30424

grapple

/ˈɡɹæpəl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
forcegear • forcejear
A close hand-to-hand struggle.
Phrases
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 30423

grapple

/ˈɡɹæpəl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
agarrar
To seize something and hold it firmly.
bregar • lidiar • luchar
To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; to struggle to deal with.
Class 4 2-6-4T No. 42098 grapples with the 1 in 63 to Troutbeck at the head of the "Lakes Express".
to grapple with one's conscience