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grapples

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /ˈɡræp.l̩/
    • /ˈɡræp.l̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /ˈɡræp.l̩/

Definition of grapples word

  • noun grapples Plural form of grapple. 1

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Parts of speech for Grapples

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

grapples popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for grapples

verb grapples

  • grabs — to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar.
  • fights — Plural form of fight.
  • copes — Plural form of cope.
  • attacks — Plural form of attack.
  • battles — Plural form of battle.

noun grapples

  • fibulae — Anatomy. the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg, extending from the knee to the ankle.
  • oppositions — the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
  • grapnels — Plural form of grapnel.
  • antinomies — Plural form of antinomy.

Antonyms for grapples

verb grapples

  • cancels — Plural form of cancel.
  • disconnects — Plural form of disconnect.
  • dodges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dodge.
  • stops — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.

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