Both Uses of
grapple
in
Immortal in Death
- For ten interesting seconds, they grappled, her hands sliding off his slick skin.†
Chpt 10
- Then they were both bucking, plunging, her hands grappling for purchase, his hips thrusting harder.†
Chpt 10 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(grapple) to struggle, wrestle, or hold and pull
or:
a tool with claws or hooks which is used to catch or hold something -- often thrown with a rope attached and then pulled -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) 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.