Grapple
Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
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Both words in one sentence
- Metal Gear Solid 3 lets you keep your other weapons and even some mid-game bosses can be beaten with melee maneuvers, but if the final boss (named The Boss) manages to grapple you while you're wielding a firearm, she'll actually DISMANTLE the gun and throw away the pieces.
Source: Emergency Weapon -
Well, he does have to keep those Grapple-Gun skills sharp.
Source: Doesn't Like Guns -
Both the grenchler and Baby Sheegoth enemies, as well as the Grapple Guardian, keep their vulnerable backs to you unless you goad them into charging (or grabbing electrified pillars, in the Guardian's case).
Source: Bullfight Boss
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