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 grappling
 抓機; 錨定

 Grap·ple v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grappled p. pr. & vb. n. Grappling ]
 1. To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist.
 2. To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly.
    The gallies were grappled to the Centurion.   --Hakluyt.
    Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel.   --Shak.

 Grap·pling n.
 1. A laying fast ho1d of; also, that by which anything is seized and held, a grapnel.
 2. A grapple; a struggle.  A match for yards in fight, in grappling for the bear.
 Grappling iron, a hooked iron used for grappling and holding fast a vessel or other object.
 Grappling tongs, broad-mouthed tongs for gathering oysters.
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 grappling
      n 1: the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat; "they had
           a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and
           wrestling with the bully" [syn: wrestle, wrestling,
           grapple, hand-to-hand struggle]
      2: taking the bull by the horns [syn: braving, confronting,
          coping with, tackling]
      3: the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed
         contestants who try to throw each other down [syn: wrestling,
          rassling]