grappling

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
noun the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
verb come to terms with

And well for him her grasping hand And grappling arm were strong! — The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886, Ontario. Department of Education
There was but a yard between the two mighty ships as the first grappling irons were hurled. — The gods of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs
A tawdry pantomime was life, a pouring of blood, a grappling with shadows, a digging of graves. — Erik Dorn, Ben Hecht

wrestle, wrestling, grapple, hand-to-hand struggle

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