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Term

grapple v

Grapple means to struggle with. Explore the term's definition, IPA/phonetic pronunciation, and usage examples.

Definition of grapple

  • to struggle with
  • to try to solve

Usage examples of grapple

The city council had to grapple with the problem of rising rent and too little housing.

The two wrestlers began to grapple, each trying to throw the other to the test-mat.

She spent the weekend grappling with a difficult programming bug that crashed the app only at random times.

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