Grapple

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Grapple may refer to:

Actions[edit]

  • Grappling, techniques, maneuvers, and counters applied to an opponent in order to gain a physical advantage
  • Grapple tackle, a controversial tackling technique used in rugby league
  • Submission wrestling (also submission grappling), a formula of competition

Technology and vehicles[edit]

  • Grapple (tool), a hook or claw used to catch or hold something
  • Grapple skidder, type of heavy vehicle used in a logging operation for pulling cut trees out of a forest
  • Grapple truck, a truck that has a grapple loader mounted to its frame
  • Grapple (network layer), a free software package for adding multiplayer support to computer games and applications
  • Grapple fixture, on spacecraft or other objects to provide a secure connection for a robotic arm

Military[edit]

Plants and food[edit]

  • Grāpple, the brand name of a commercially marketed grape-flavored apple
  • A combination of grape and apple flavors
  • Harpagophytum procumbens (also grapple plant), a plant of the sesame family

In fiction[edit]

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