All 4 Uses

grapple
in
Gone with the Wind
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If this fool who was grappling for her hand would only keep quiet for a moment, perhaps she could hear what they were saying.†
Chpt 1.6 *
She pushed the thought firmly back into her mind and grappled with the more pressing emergency.†
Chpt 3.21
She drew a deep breath and met his eyes squarely, all coquetry and airs gone as her spirit rushed out to grapple that which she feared most.†
Chpt 4.34
"Run, Miss Scarlett!" yelled Sam, grappling with the negro; and Scarlett, shaking and screaming, clutched up the reins and whip and laid them both over the horse.†
Chpt 4.44

Definitions:

(1) (grapple as in: grappled mentally)
to wrestle or struggle physically
(2) (grapple as in: grappled hand-to-hand)
to struggle mentally with a problem
(3) (grapple as in: grappling hooks)
a tool with claws or hooks which is used to catch or hold something; or pulling a rope attached to such a tool; or grabbing and holding
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
More rarely, grapple or grappling hook can be used as a noun to reference a tool (consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding) that is often thrown with a rope.