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Search phrase: grapple

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HamletHam I.iii.63Grapple them unto thy soul with hoops of steel.Grapple them to thy Soule, with hoopes of Steele:
HamletHam IV.vi.18and in the grapple I boarded them. On the instant they gotIn the Grapple, I boorded them: On the instant they got
Henry IV Part 11H4 I.iii.195And let them grapple. O, the blood more stirsAnd let them grapple: The blood more stirres
Henry VH5 III.chorus.18Grapple your minds to sternage of this navy,Grapple your minds to sternage of this Nauie,
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.i.255To grapple with the house of Lancaster;To grapple with the house of Lancaster,
King JohnKJ V.i.61And grapple with him ere he come so nigh.And grapple with him ere he come so nye.
King JohnKJ V.ii.36And grapple thee unto a pagan shore,And cripple thee vnto a Pagan shore,
Love's Labour's LostLLL II.i.204I was as willing to grapple as he was to board.I was as willing to grapple, as he was to boord.
Twelfth NightTN V.i.53With which, such scatheful grapple did he makeWith which such scathfull grapple did he make,

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Glossary

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bucklegrapple, engage, fight at close quarters
bucklerexchange, grapple, couple; catch or ward off [blows]
grapplejoin, fasten, bind

Thesaurus

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grapplebuckle
grapplebuckler

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
GRAPPLEBASICgrapple n, grapple v, grappling adj

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