grapple
grap|ple /gr'æpəl/ (grapples grappling grappled)
1 [VERB] V with n
If you grapple with a problem or difficulty, you try hard to solve it.
The economy is just one of several critical problems the country is grappling with.
= wrestle
2 [V-RECIP] V with n, pl-n V
If you grapple with someone, you take hold of them and struggle with them, as part of a fight. You can also say that two people grapple.
He was grappling with an alligator in a lagoon...
They grappled desperately for control of the weapon.
1 [VERB] V with n
If you grapple with a problem or difficulty, you try hard to solve it.
The economy is just one of several critical problems the country is grappling with.
= wrestle
2 [V-RECIP] V with n, pl-n V
If you grapple with someone, you take hold of them and struggle with them, as part of a fight. You can also say that two people grapple.
He was grappling with an alligator in a lagoon...
They grappled desperately for control of the weapon.