English-Thai Dictionary

grapple

N ตะขอ  ตะขอ  hook ta-kor

 

grapple

VI ปลุกปล้ำ  ต่อสู้  wrestle puk-pam

 

grapple

VT จับ  จับ ไว้ แน่น  คว้า  catch jab

 

grapple

VT เกี่ยว ด้วย ตะขอ  คว้า ด้วย ตะขอ  ยึด ด้วย ตะขอ  kiao-duai-ta-kor

 

grapple with

PHRV ชกต่อย กับ  ชก กับ  chok-toi-kab

 

grapple with

PHRV ต่อสู้ ดิ้นรน กับ  tor-su-din-ron-kab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GRAPPLE

v.t. 1. To seize; to lay fast hold on, either with the hands or with hooks. We say, a man grapples his antagonist, or a ship grapples another ship.
2. To fasten; to fix, as the mind or heart. [Not in use. ]

 

GRAPPLE

v.i.To seize; to contend in close fight, as wrestlers. To grapple with, to contend with, to struggle with successfully.

 

GRAPPLE

n.A seizing; close hug in contest; the wrestler's hold. 1. Close fight.
2. A hook or iron instrument by which one ship fastens on another.

 

GRAPPLEMENT

n.A grappling; close fight or embrace.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GRAPPLE

Grap "ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grappled; p. pr. & vb. n. Grappling. ]Etym: [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.

 

2. To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly. The gallies were grappled to the Centurion. Hakluyt. Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel. Shak.

 

GRAPPLE

GRAPPLE Grap "ple, v. i.

 

Defn: To use a grapple; to contend in close fight; to attach one's self as if by a grapple, as in wrestling; to close; to seize one another. To grapple with, to enter into contest with, resolutely and courageously. And in my standard bear the arms of York, To grapple with the house of Lancaster. Shak.

 

GRAPPLE

Grap "ple, n. Etym: [See Grapple, v. t., and cf. Crapple. ]

 

1. A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestler's hold. Milton.

 

2. (a ) An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing and holding fast to an object; a grab. (b ) (Naut. )

 

Defn: A grappling iron. The iron hooks and grapples keen. Spenser. Grapple plant (Bot. ), a South African herb (Herpagophytum leptocarpum ) having the woody fruits armed with long hooked or barbed thorns by which they adhere to cattle, causing intense annoyance. -- Grapple shot (Life-saving Service ), a projectile, to which are attached hinged claws to catch in a ship's rigging or to hold in the ground; -- called also anchor shot.

 

GRAPPLEMENT

GRAPPLEMENT Grapple *ment, n.

 

Defn: A grappling; close fight or embrace. [Obs. ] Spenser.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

grapple

grap ple |ˈgrapəl ˈɡræpəl | ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle: passersby grappled with the man after the knife attack. • [ with obj. ] seize hold of (someone ). • (grapple with ) struggle with or work hard to deal with or overcome (a difficulty or challenge ): other towns are still grappling with the problem. 2 [ with obj. ] archaic seize or hold with a grapnel. ▶noun an act of grappling. • informal a wrestling match. • an instrument for catching hold of or seizing something; a grappling hook. DERIVATIVES grap pler |ˈgraplər |noun ORIGIN Middle English (as a noun denoting a grapnel ): from Old French grapil, from Provençal, diminutive of grapa ‘hook, ’ of Germanic origin; related to grape. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent.

 

Oxford Dictionary

grapple

grap ¦ple |ˈgrap (ə )l | ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle: passers-by grappled with the man after the knife attack. • [ with obj. ] seize hold of (someone ): he grappled the young man around the throat. • (grapple with ) struggle to deal with or overcome (a difficulty or challenge ): other towns are still grappling with the problem. 2 [ with obj. ] archaic seize or hold with a grappling hook. ▶noun 1 an act of grappling. • informal a wrestling match. 2 an instrument for seizing hold of something; a grappling hook. DERIVATIVES grappler noun ORIGIN Middle English (as a noun denoting a grappling hook ): from Old French grapil, from Provençal, diminutive of grapa ‘hook ’, of Germanic origin; related to grape. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

grapple

grapple verb 1 the policemen grappled with him: wrestle, struggle, tussle; brawl, fight, scuffle, battle. 2 he grappled his prey: seize, grab, catch, catch hold of, take hold of, grasp. 3 she is grappling with her problems: tackle, confront, face, deal with, cope with, come to grips with; apply oneself to, devote oneself to.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

grapple

grapple verb 1 he threw himself forward and grappled with him: wrestle, struggle, tussle; brawl, fight, scuffle, clash, combat, battle; close, engage. 2 he launched into the crowd to grapple his unfortunate prey: seize, grab, lay hold of, take hold of, grip, hold, grasp, clasp, clench, catch hold of, catch, lay one's hands on, get one's hands on. ANTONYMS let go of, release. 3 a writer grappling with the problems of exile: tackle, confront, address oneself to, face, attend to, attack, get down to; deal with, cope with, get /come to grips with; concentrate on, focus on, apply oneself to, devote oneself to; informal get stuck into, get cracking on, get weaving on, have a crack at, have a go at, have a shot at, have a stab at. ANTONYMS avoid.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

grapple

grap ple /ɡrǽp (ə )l /動詞 自動詞 1 【問題などに 】取り組む «with » .2 【人などと 】つかみあい [とっくみあい, 格闘 ]をする (wrestle ) «with » .他動詞 〈人 物など 〉をつかむ .名詞 C 1 (人などを )つかむこと, (人の )とっくみあい .2 かぎ状の引っかけ具 ; (敵船を捕捉する )鉤錨 （いかり ）(grappling hook [iron ]).