grappling

Plural: grapplings

Noun

• the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
  • "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"
• the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down
• An act in which something is grappled or grappled with.
• A grappling hook or grappling iron.
• A small anchor; a grapnel.

Verb

• come to terms with
• to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
• present participle and gerund of grapple

Synonyms

contend, cope, deal, get by, grapple, grip, hand-to-hand struggle, make do, make out, manage, rassling, wrestle, wrestling, handygripes