johno247,
grap·ple
[grap-uhl] Show IPA verb, grap·pled, grap·pling, noun
verb (used without object)
1.
to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple.
2.
to use a grapple.
3.
to seize another, or each other, in a firm grip, as in wrestling; clinch.
4.
to engage in a struggle or close encounter (usually followed by with ): He was grappling with a boy twice his size
