Grapnel — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope

a light anchor for small boats

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈeɪsən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈapnəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈapnəl/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈeɪsən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

grappling iron grappler grappling hook grapnel anchor grapple

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dregganker

ein aus mehreren Haken bestehendes Werkzeug zum Greifen und Halten; oft mit einem Seil geworfen

🇫🇷French

grappin

un outil composé de plusieurs crochets pour saisir et maintenir ; souvent jeté avec une corde

🇪🇸Spanish

rezón

una herramienta que consta de varios ganchos para agarrar y sujetar; a menudo arrojado con una cuerda

🇮🇹Italian

grappino

uno strumento costituito da più ganci per afferrare e trattenere; spesso lanciato con una corda

🇳🇱Dutch

dreg

een gereedschap bestaande uit verschillende haken om vast te pakken en vast te houden; vaak met een touw gegooid

🇵🇹Portuguese

arpéu

uma ferramenta composta por vários ganchos para agarrar e segurar; muitas vezes jogado com uma corda

🇷🇺Russian

крюк

инструмент, состоящий из нескольких крючков для захвата и удерживания; часто бросают веревкой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनेक धारवाला छोटा लंगर

एक उपकरण जिसमें पकड़ने और पकड़ने के लिए कई हुक होते हैं; अक्सर रस्सी से फेंका जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

গ্রাপনেল

আঁকড়ে ধরা এবং ধরে রাখার জন্য বেশ কয়েকটি হুক সমন্বিত একটি সরঞ্জাম; প্রায়ই একটি দড়ি দিয়ে নিক্ষেপ করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

கிராப்னல்

பிடிப்பதற்கும் பிடிப்பதற்கும் பல கொக்கிகள் கொண்ட ஒரு கருவி; அடிக்கடி கயிற்றால் வீசப்படும்

🇮🇳Telugu

గ్రాప్నెల్

పట్టుకోవడం మరియు పట్టుకోవడం కోసం అనేక హుక్స్ కలిగి ఉన్న సాధనం; తరచుగా తాడుతో విసిరివేయబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

ग्रॅपनल

पकडण्यासाठी आणि धरण्यासाठी अनेक हुक असलेले साधन; अनेकदा दोरीने फेकले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

દ્રાક્ષ

પકડવા અને પકડવા માટે અનેક હુક્સ ધરાવતું સાધન; ઘણીવાર દોરડા વડે ફેંકવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ರಾಪ್ನಲ್

ಗ್ರಹಿಸಲು ಮತ್ತು ಹಿಡಿದಿಡಲು ಹಲವಾರು ಕೊಕ್ಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಸಾಧನ; ಆಗಾಗ್ಗೆ ಹಗ್ಗದಿಂದ ಎಸೆಯಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗ്രാപ്നെൽ

പിടിക്കാനും പിടിക്കാനുമുള്ള നിരവധി കൊളുത്തുകൾ അടങ്ങുന്ന ഒരു ഉപകരണം; പലപ്പോഴും കയറുകൊണ്ട് എറിയുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੰਗੂਰ

ਫੜਨ ਅਤੇ ਫੜਨ ਲਈ ਕਈ ਹੁੱਕਾਂ ਵਾਲਾ ਇੱਕ ਸੰਦ; ਅਕਸਰ ਇੱਕ ਰੱਸੀ ਨਾਲ ਸੁੱਟਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

انگور

ایک ٹول جس میں پکڑنے اور پکڑنے کے لیے کئی کانٹے ہوتے ہیں۔ اکثر ایک رسی کے ساتھ پھینک دیا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

抓钩

由多个用于抓握和固定的钩子组成的工具；经常用绳子扔

🇯🇵Japanese

グラップネル

掴んで保持するためのいくつかのフックで構成されるツール。ロープで投げられることが多い

🇰🇷Korean

네 갈고리 닻

잡고 고정하기 위한 여러 개의 고리로 구성된 도구; 종종 밧줄로 던져진다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vật nặng

một công cụ bao gồm một số móc để nắm và giữ; thường bị ném bằng dây

🇹🇭Thai

กราม

เครื่องมือที่ประกอบด้วยตะขอหลายอันสำหรับจับและยึด มักจะถูกโยนด้วยเชือก

🇮🇩Indonesian

penggenggam besi

alat yang terdiri dari beberapa kait untuk menggenggam dan memegang; sering dilempar dengan tali

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العنب

أداة تتكون من عدة خطافات للإمساك والإمساك؛ غالبًا ما يتم إلقاؤها بحبل

🇮🇷Persian

گرپنل

ابزاری متشکل از چند قلاب برای گرفتن و نگه داشتن؛ اغلب با طناب پرتاب می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

asma kancası

kavramak ve tutmak için birkaç kancadan oluşan bir alet; genellikle iple atılır

🇮🇱Hebrew

גרנל

כלי המורכב מכמה ווים לאחיזה ואחיזה; לעתים קרובות נזרק עם חבל

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The primary meaning of 'grapnel' is 'a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope'.

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Using 'grapnel' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'grapnel' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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