All 4 Uses

grapple
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The Mark of Athena
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Grappling lines wrapped around the rails and the mast, digging iron claws into the hull's planks.†
p. 362.1 *
The crew of the Argo II assembled at the rail and cut the grappling lines.†
p. 377.2
Looking up, she saw grappling lines shoot from the Argo II and wrap around the statue.†
p. 565.7
They had secured grappling lines to the Athena Parthenos just as the floor gave way, and the final columns of webbing snapped.†
p. 569.1

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.