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grappled
 
Verb grapple has 2 senses
  1. cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage - come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
    --1 is one way to act, move
    Derived form: noun grappling2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s PP
  2. grapple, grip - to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"
    --2 is one way to seize, prehend, clutch
    Derived forms: noun grappler1, noun grapple3, noun grappling3, noun grappling1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s PP
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