Word

grapple, v.
(grappled, grapples, grappling)
freq. cnt. 5

succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 26 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

contend cope deal get by grapple make do make out manage

sample sentences

"We got by on just a gallon of gas"
"They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

verb frames

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semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

improvise, extemporize fend hack, cut scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by, rub along

to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

grapple grip

sample sentences

"the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
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Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

grappling grappling grapple grappler

semantic pointers

hypernym

clutch, seize, prehend