Available Definitions:
1) n. - A laying fast ho1d of; also, that by which anything is seized and held, a grapnel.
2) n. - A grapple; a struggle. A match for yards in fight, in grappling for the bear.
3) v. i. - 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.
4) v. t. - A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestler's hold.
5) v. t. - An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing and holding fast to an object; a grab.
6) v. t. - A grappling iron.