Grapnel vs Grapple - What's the difference?
grapnel | grapple |
(nautical) A small anchor, having more than two flukes, used for anchoring a small vessel.
(nautical) A grappling iron.
To seize something and hold it firmly.
(figuratively) to ponder and intensely evaluate a problem; normally used with "with".
* to grapple''' with one's '''conscience
To use a grapple.
To wrestle or tussle.
To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join indissolubly.
* Hakluyt
* Shakespeare
(nautical) A device consisting of iron claws, attached to the end of a rope, used for grasping and holding an enemy ship prior to boarding; a grapnel or grappling iron.
(uncountable) The act of grappling.
A close hand-to-hand struggle.
In nautical terms the difference between grapnel and grapple
is that grapnel is a grappling iron while grapple is a device consisting of iron claws, attached to the end of a rope, used for grasping and holding an enemy ship prior to boarding; a grapnel or grappling iron.As a verb grapple is
to seize something and hold it firmly.grapnel
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(en noun)grapple
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(wikipedia grapple)Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Etymology 1
From (etyl) (see below). More at (l).Verb
(grappl)- The gallies were grappled to the Centurion.
- Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel.