All 3 Uses of
grapple
in
Tuesdays with Morrie
- I squirmed, wanting to show I had been grappling deeply with such questions.
Chpt 6 *grappling = struggling
- On the plane ride home that day, I made a small list on a yellow legal pad, issues and questions that we all grapple with, from happiness to aging to having children to death.†
Chpt 10
- I'm different in terms of trying to grapple with the big questions, the ultimate questions, the ones that won't go away.†
Chpt 24
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.