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GRAPPLING HOOK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does grappling hook mean? 

GRAPPLING HOOK (noun)
  The noun GRAPPLING HOOK has 1 sense:

1. a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a ropeplay

  Familiarity information: GRAPPLING HOOK used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GRAPPLING HOOK (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

grapnel; grapple; grappler; grappling hook; grappling iron

Hypernyms ("grappling hook" is a kind of...):

tool (an implement used in the practice of a vocation)

Meronyms (parts of "grappling hook"):

claw; hook (a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "grappling hook"):

crampon; crampoon (a hinged pair of curved iron bars; used to raise heavy objects)


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