to seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist.-to fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly.-to use a grapple; to contend in close fight; to attach one's self as if by a grapple, as in wrestling; to close; to seize one another.-a seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestler's hold.-an instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing and holding fast to an object; a grab.-a grappling iron.