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[ verb ] come to terms or deal successfully with;
Examples "We got by on just a gallon of gas" "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day" Used in print (George Harmon Coxe, Error of Judgement....)He considered them with brooding eyes , brows bunched as his brain grappled with the problem and tried to find some solution . Related terms |
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[ verb ] to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
Synonyms Examples "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes" Used in print (R. F. Shaw, "The `Private Eye`"...)The first series of Sherlock_Holmes adventures ends with Holmes and Moriarty grappling together on the edge of a cliff . |
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[ noun ] a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam
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[ noun ] a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
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