Meaning of Grapple | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A combination of grape and apple flavors.
   uncountable
2. A close hand-to-hand struggle.
   countable, uncountable
3. A tool with claws or hooks which is used to catch or hold something.
4. A device consisting of iron claws, attached to the end of a rope, used for grasping and holding an enemy ship prior to boarding; a grappling iron.
5. The act of grappling. (uncountable)
   countable, uncountable
6. A grapnel (“type of anchor”).

Equivalents

Examples

“Lady Cheron looks at the cupboards. Both apple butter and apple jelly, as well as "grapple" (grape-apple) jelly are sitting in little mason jars on the top shelf.”

“Bradley’s mother prefers grapple juice that is 25 percent grape and 75 percent apple.”

“This is a bit like pouring grape juice from one pitcher and apple juice from another pitcher into a common pitcher. You'd end up with neither grape juice or apple juice, but with some new mixture possibly called grapple juice.”

“The parrot plant shook its beak and leaves wildly, almost tipping itself and the little pot over, with drops of grapple juice spraying in all directions.”

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