Found 3 items, similar to grappling.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: grapple memegang erat
English → English (WordNet) Definition: grappling grappling n 1: the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; “they had a fierce wrestle”; “we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully” [syn: wrestle, wrestling, grapple, hand-to-hand struggle] 2: taking the bull by the horns [syn: braving, confronting, coping with, tackling] 3: the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down [syn: wrestling, rassling]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Grappling Grappling \Grap"pling\, n. 1. A laying fast ho1d of; also, that by which anything is seized and held, a grapnel. [1913 Webster] 2. A grapple; a struggle. A match for yards in fight, in grappling for the bear. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Grappling iron, a hooked iron used for grappling and holding fast a vessel or other object. Grappling tongs, broad-mouthed tongs for gathering oysters. [1913 Webster] Grapple \Grap"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grappled; p. pr. & vb. n. Grappling.] [F. grappiller, OF. graypil the grapple of a ship, fr. graper to pluck, prop., to seize, clutch; of German origin. See Grape.] 1. To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist. [1913 Webster] 2. To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly. [1913 Webster] The gallies were grappled to the Centurion. --Hakluyt. [1913 Webster] Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel. --Shak. [1913 Webster]