Grapple

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NOUN

a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding

a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam

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

VERB

succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match

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