Grapple may refer to: Actions Grappling, techniques, maneuvers, and counters applied to an opponent in order to gain a physical advantage Grapple tackle, a controversial tackling technique used in rugby league Submission wrestling (also submission grappling), a formula of competition Technology and vehicles Grapple (tool), a hook or claw used to catch or hold something Grapple skidder, type of heavy vehicle used in a logging operation for pulling cut trees out of a forest Grapple truck, a truck that has a grapple loader mounted to its frame Grapple (network layer), a free software package for adding multiplayer support to computer games and applications Grapple fixture, on spacecraft or other objects to provide a secure connection for a robotic arm Military Operation Grapple, a series of United Kingdom nuclear weapon tests Operation Grapple (Yugoslavia), codename given to the deployment of British forces in Bosnia from 1992 , a Safeguard-class salvage ship in the United States Navy , a Diver-class rescue and salvage ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy Plants and food Grāpple, the brand name of a commercially marketed grape-flavored apple A combination of grape and apple flavors Harpagophytum procumbens (also grapple plant), a plant of the sesame family In fiction Grapple (Transformers), an Autobot from the second season of The Transformers TV series Grappler (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Universe Settling Accounts: The Grapple, the third book in the Settling Accounts series by Harry Turtledove See also Grape (disambiguation) Grasp (disambiguation) Graupel