graplin
/ˈɡræplɪn/
noun
- A small anchor with several hooks or claws, used for dragging or grappling.
- The sailor threw the graplin overboard to catch the sunken rope.
- We used a graplin to search the riverbed for lost fishing gear.
- The old graplin had rusted after years of use in the harbor.
- A hooked tool used for grasping or holding something, such as in climbing or pulling.
- The rescue team used a graplin to pull the debris from the collapsed wall.
- He attached the graplin to the line and tossed it over the branch.
- The climber carried a graplin to help secure the rope on the rocky ledge.
verb
- To seize or hold something with a graplin or similar hooked tool.
- She learned to graplin the anchor properly during her sailing lesson.
- They managed to graplin the drifting boat and pull it to shore.
- The worker had to graplin the heavy cable from the trench.
- To struggle or wrestle with something, especially a problem or challenge.
- The team continues to graplin with the budget issues.
- Scientists graplin with the mystery of the ancient artifact.
- He had to graplin with his fear of heights during the climb.