Attack and Grapple

Attack

Attack verb - To take sudden, violent action against.

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Grapple and attack are semantically related In some cases you can use "Grapple" instead a verb "Attack".

Nearby Words: attacked, attacker, attacking, attackable

Grapple

Grapple verb - To seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery.

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Antonyms for Grapple

Attack and grapple are semantically related in tackle topic. Sometimes you can use "Attack" instead a verb "Grapple", if it concerns topics such as grab.

Nearby Words: grappled, grappling

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Common collocations

hero	attack hero	grapple hero
someone	attack someone	grapple someone
base	attack base	grapple base
time	attack time	grapple time
Other words: way, head, opponent, enemy, times, victims, opponents, enemies, foes, survivors.

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A Supernatural Martial Arts in this fashion, Dreaming Pearl Courtesan Style, animates props like wide sleeves, fans, sashes, ribbons, etc and uses them to grapple or attack several times in a round.

Source: Dance Battler
Counter Attack: If grappled by an enemy racer, you can reverse the attack and grapple them instead with good timing.

Source: Video Game / Iggy's Reckin' Balls
Also used in The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, when Byrne charges up for a rush attack, you can position the phantom guardian/Zelda in front of you, to cut him off, and the two of them will grapple, giving Link an opportunity to attack him from behind.

Source: Brawler Lock

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