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What is the noun for grapples?

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grapple
  1. A tool with claws or hooks which is used to catch or hold something.
    1. (nautical) A device consisting of iron claws, attached to the end of a rope, used for grasping and holding an enemy ship prior to boarding; a grappling iron.
    2. (nautical) A grapnel (“type of anchor”).
  2. A close hand-to-hand struggle.
  3. (uncountable) The act of grappling.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “Spacewalker Rick Mastracchio has just manually picked up the tank and handed it over to the space station's robotic arm. The arm now has a firm grapple on the tank.”
      “Plainly, this case is one of a grapple between the two Governments which have been contending for the control of the country.”
grappler
  1. One who grapples.
  2. A wrestler; one who fights by wrestling.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Once it had finished, Jenos unholstered the grappler gun he had been given.”
      “Billy piloted the ship forward towards the pirates, with his own grappler arms extended.”
      “Points will only be awarded if a grappler manages to gain control for 3 seconds.”
grapplement
  1. (obsolete) A grappling; close fight or embrace.
grappling
  1. (grapple) An act in which something is grappled or grappled with
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  3. Examples:
    1. “During the intense wrestling match, the powerful athlete executed a flawless grappling technique, swiftly seizing his opponent's arm and pinning him to the ground.”
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