grapple

1. A tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding;
   Often thrown with a rope (synset 103459155)
   is a type of: tool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation
   subtypes: crampon, crampoon - a hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy objects
   has: claw, hook - a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
   same as: grapnel, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron
2. A dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam (synset 103041093)
   is a type of: dredging bucket - a bucket for lifting material from a channel or riverbed
   same as: clamshell
3. The act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat (synset 100623506)
   "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"
   is a type of: struggle - strenuous effort
   same as: grappling, hand-to-hand struggle, wrestle, wrestling

1. Succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available (synset 202593624)
   "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
   is a type of: act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
   subtypes:

   • extemporize, improvise - manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
   • fend - try to manage without help
   • cut, hack - be able to manage or manage successfully
   • rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by - manage one's existence barely
   same as: contend, cope, deal, get by, make do, make out, manage
2. To grip or seize, as in a wrestling match (synset 201577123)
   "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"
   is a type of: clutch, prehend, seize - take hold of; grab
   same as: grip

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