grapple vs hack

hack vs grapple

grapple and hack both are nouns.

grapple and hack both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
grapple	Yes	No	Yes	No
hack	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, hack is a hyponym of grapple; that is, hack is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than grapple:

grapple: succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
hack: be able to manage or manage successfully

Other hyponyms of grapple include extemporize, improvise, fend, cut, rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by.

grapple (noun)	hack (noun)
the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat	a horse kept for hire
a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope	an old or over-worked horse
a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam	a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
	a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
	a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil
	one who works hard at boring tasks
	a mediocre and disdained writer
	a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends

grapple (verb)	hack (verb)
to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match	cough spasmodically
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available	significantly cut up a manuscript
	fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
	kick on the shins
	kick on the arms
	cut away
	cut with a hacking tool
	be able to manage or manage successfully

Difference between grapple and hack

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