GRAPPLING IRON Synonyms

• a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

• a central cohesive source of support and stability

• a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute

• fix firmly and stably

• secure a vessel with an anchor

• sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles

• a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something

• a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods

• a bird's foot

• move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging

• clutch as if in panic

• scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails

• attack as if with claws

• a hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy objects

• an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing

• a catch for locking a door

• a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook

• anything that serves as an enticement

• a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something

• a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something

• a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer

• a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent

• a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket

• fasten with a hook

• rip off; ask an unreasonable price

• make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle

• hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left

• take by theft

• make off with belongings of others

• hit with a hook

• catch with a hook

• to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)

• secure with the foot

• entice and trap

• approach with an offer of sexual favors

• a metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold

• a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope

• a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam

• the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat

• succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

• to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match

• combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground

• a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope

• a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope