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1 grapple
['ɡræpl]( with with)1) (to grasp and fight with: He grappled with the thief.) susikibti, susigrumti2) (to (try to) deal with (a problem etc): He enjoys grappling with riddles.) (imtis) spręsti
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grapple with — ˈgrapple ˌwith [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they grapple with he/she/it grapples with present participle grappling with past tense … Useful english dictionary
grapple with — index contest, fight (battle), repulse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
grapple with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms grapple with : present tense I/you/we/they grapple with he/she/it grapples with present participle grappling with past tense grappled with past participle grappled with grapple with something to try hard to… … English dictionary
grapple with — phr verb Grapple with is used with these nouns as the object: ↑mystery, ↑problem … Collocations dictionary
grapple with — Synonyms and related words: a outrance, antagonize, bandy with, battle, battle it out, beat against, beat up against, box, brawl, breast the wave, broil, buck, buffet, buffet the waves, bump heads, clash, close, close with, collide, combat, come… … Moby Thesaurus
grapple with — struggle to deal with (a problem). → grapple … English new terms dictionary
grapple with — Struggle with, engage with, close with, contend with (in close fight) … New dictionary of synonyms
To grapple with — Grapple Grap ple, v. i. 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. [1913 Webster] {To grapple with}, to enter into contest with, resolutely and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ˈgrapple ˌwith sth — phrasal verb to try hard to understand a difficult idea or solve a difficult problem … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Grapple — Grap ple, v. i. 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. [1913 Webster] {To grapple with}, to enter into contest with, resolutely and courageously.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grapple — ► VERB 1) engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons. 2) (grapple with) struggle to deal with or understand. 3) archaic seize with a grapnel. ► NOUN 1) an act of grappling. 2) a grapnel … English terms dictionary