[ˈɡrapl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle
(e.g: passers-by grappled with the man after the knife attack)

- seize or hold with a grappling hook


Phrases:

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 century

[ˈɡrapl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an act of grappling

- an instrument for seizing hold of something; a grappling hook


Phrases:

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 century