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grapple
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of GRAPPLE
1
to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery <two sumo wrestlers grappling like a pair of mammoth bears>
2
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly <a crane grappled the sunken boat and hoisted it above water>
Synonyms bag, capture, collar, cop [slang], corral, get, glom, grab, grapple, hook, land, nab, nail, net, nobble [British slang], rap, seize, snag, snap (up), snare, snatch, trap
Related Words glove, halter, lasso, rope; apprehend, arrest, detain; bay, corner; clasp, clutch, fasten (on), fist, grasp, grip, hold, latch (on or onto), secure; rend, wrest; enmesh (also immesh), ensnare, entangle, entrap, mesh; abduct, kidnap, spirit (away or off)
Antonyms miss
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