Grappling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat

the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈeɪstiɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈaplɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈaplɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈeɪstiɚ/.

Examples

they had a fierce wrestle
we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully
We got by on just a gallon of gas

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

get by make do manage wrestling wrestle contend deal grip make out cope grapple rassling hand-to-hand struggle

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat “they had a fierce wrestle”
noun	the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
verb	come to terms with “We got by on just a gallon of gas”
verb	to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match “the two men grappled with each other for several minutes”

Word Forms

wrestle	verb	engage in a wrestling match
grapple	verb	to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
grappler	noun	combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground
grapple	noun	the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
grappling	noun	the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
grip	noun	the act of grasping

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Auseinandersetzung

der Akt des Nahkampfs

🇫🇷French

aux prises

l'acte de s'engager dans un combat au corps à corps

🇪🇸Spanish

aferramiento

el acto de participar en un combate cuerpo a cuerpo

🇮🇹Italian

alle prese

l'atto di impegnarsi in un combattimento corpo a corpo

🇳🇱Dutch

worstelen

de handeling van het aangaan van nauwe man-tegen-man-gevechten

🇵🇹Portuguese

luta

o ato de se envolver em combate corpo a corpo

🇷🇺Russian

борьба

действие, вступающее в рукопашный бой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जूझ

आमने-सामने की लड़ाई में शामिल होने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

আঁকড়ে ধরা

হাতের মুঠোয় ঘনিষ্ঠ যুদ্ধে জড়িত হওয়ার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

சண்டையிடுதல்

நெருங்கிய கைக்கு-கை போரில் ஈடுபடும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

పెనుగులాడుతోంది

దగ్గరి చేతితో పోరాటంలో పాల్గొనే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

कुरतडणे

जवळच्या हाताशी लढाईत सहभागी होण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

પકડવું

હાથથી હાથની નજીકની લડાઇમાં સામેલ થવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹರಸಾಹಸ

ನಿಕಟ ಕೈ-ಕೈ ಯುದ್ಧದಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിണങ്ങുന്നു

കൈകൾ തമ്മിലുള്ള പോരാട്ടത്തിൽ ഏർപ്പെടുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੂਝਣਾ

ਹੱਥ-ਪੈਰ ਦੀ ਲੜਾਈ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

جوجھنا

ہاتھ سے ہاتھ کی لڑائی میں مشغول ہونے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

擒拿

进行近距离肉搏战的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

格闘する

近接戦闘に従事する行為

🇰🇷Korean

격투

근접전투를 벌이는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vật lộn

hành động tham gia chiến đấu tay đôi

🇹🇭Thai

การต่อสู้

การต่อสู้แบบประชิดตัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

bergulat

tindakan terlibat dalam pertarungan jarak dekat

🇵🇭Filipino

pakikipagbuno

ang pagkilos ng pagsali sa malapit na pakikipaglaban

🇲🇾Malay

bergelut

perbuatan terlibat dalam pertempuran jarak dekat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تتصارع

فعل الانخراط في القتال المباشر

🇮🇷Persian

دست و پنجه نرم کردن

عمل درگیر شدن در نبرد تن به تن نزدیک

🇹🇷Turkish

boğuşma

göğüs göğüse yakın dövüşe girme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

התמודדות

פעולת ההשתתפות בקרב יד ביד

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