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Definition
to struggle:
typically a mental struggle — as in coming to terms with something
more rarely a physical struggle — as in hand-to-hand combat or moving something heavy or awkward
typically a mental struggle — as in coming to terms with something
more rarely a physical struggle — as in hand-to-hand combat or moving something heavy or awkward
- Here was our pastor, clearly bright, clearly grappling with all the most thoughtful elements of religious faith, and doubt; yet, clearly, God had cursed his family.p. 117.7
- We loaded the logs onto the trucks by hand, using peaveys or cant dogs; nowadays, Noah and Simon have shown me, they use self-loading trucks, grapple skidders, and chippers.p. 425.1
There are no more uses of "grapple" in A Prayer for Owen Meany.
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