grappled

verb

1. 1.To seize something and hold it firmly.
2. 2.To wrestle or tussle.
3. 3.(with with) To ponder and intensely evaluate a problem.
4. 4.To fasten, as with a grapple; (by extension) to fix; to join indissolubly.
5. 5.To climb (whether by means of a grapple and rope, or by hand, etc).