The meaning of GRAPPLE is the act or an instance of grappling. How to use grapple in a sentence.

GRAPPLE definition: to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple. See examples of grapple used in a sentence.

GRAPPLE definition: 1. to fight, especially in order to win something: 2. to fight, especially in order to win…. Learn more.

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]

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 …

Definition of grapple verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Definition of grapple. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.

Grapple definition: Any of various grasping devices having hinged tines or jaws that close around an object or load, used especially in lifting or dragging heavy items.

When you wrestle with something — literally or figuratively — you grapple with it, or try to overcome it.