'Grappled' definitions:

Definition of 'Grappled'

From: GCIDE
  • Grapple \Grap"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grappled; p. pr. & vb. n. Grappling.] [F. grappiller, OF. graypil the grapple of a ship, fr. graper to pluck, prop., to seize, clutch; of German origin. See Grape.]
  • 1. To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly. [1913 Webster]
  • The gallies were grappled to the Centurion. --Hakluyt. [1913 Webster]
  • Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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