grip

Plural: grips

Noun

• the act of grasping
  • "he has a strong grip for an old man"
• the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
  • "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
• a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
• the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
• worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made
• an intellectual hold or understanding
  • "a good grip on French history"
  • "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"
  • "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"
• a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place
  • "in Britain they call a bobby pin a grip"
• A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand.
• Ability to resist slippage when pressed in contact with another object or surface.
• A place to grip; a handle; the portion of a handle that the hand occupies.
• A device, or a portion of one, that grasps or holds fast to something.
• A device, or a portion of one, that grasps or holds fast to something.
• An apparatus attached to a car (e.g., cable car, funicular car, mine car) for clutching a traction cable.
• Assistance; help; encouragement.
• Someone who is helpful, interesting, admirable, or inspiring.
• Control, power, or mastery over someone or something; a tenacious grasp; a holding fast.
• Mental grasp.
• A medium-sized bag or holdall for one's belongings, made of soft leather, canvas etc., and carried in the hand by two handles, one either side of the opening.
• A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or moved by dragging with a mouse or finger.
• A person responsible for handling equipment on the set.
• As much as one can hold in a hand; a handful.
• A lot of something.
• A long time.
• Archaic spelling of grippe (“influenza”).
• A small travelling-bag or gripsack.
• A small ditch or trench; a channel to carry off water or other liquid; a drain.
• A channel cut through a grass verge, especially for the purpose of draining water away from the highway.

Verb

Verb Forms: gripped, gript, gripping, grips

• To take and keep a firm hold of something.
• hold fast or firmly
  • "He gripped the steering wheel"
• to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
• to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
• To take hold (of), particularly with the hand.
• To figuratively take hold of or grasp.
• Of an emotion or situation: to have a strong effect upon.
• To firmly hold the attention of.
• To trench; to drain.

Examples

• "Grip tightly on the rope!" — "I'm gripping! I'm gripping!"
• After a few slips, the tires gripped the pavement.
• As the water level began to rise, I was gripped by panic.
• For God's sake man, stop panicking and get a grip of yourself!
• He gave me a grip.
• He struggled to grip the strategy as his opponent made unexpected moves.
• He's losing his grip – he's practically senile.
• I haven't seen you in a grip.
• I need to get a grip of nails for my project.
• in the grip of a blackmailer
• It's good to have a firm grip when shaking hands.
• She has the grip.
• That is a grip of cheese.
• That suitcase is heavy, so grip the handle firmly.
• The ball will move differently depending on the grip used when throwing it.
• The grip of a sword is part of its hilt.
• The movie gripped me from beginning to end.
• The unthreaded portion of the bolt's shank is called the grip.
• There are several good grips on the northern face of this rock.
• These tyres are worn out and don't have much grip.
• to strengthen one's grip on a company
• Unfortunately the glue didn't grip, and the whole thing came apart.
• We need to get a grip on these spiralling costs.
• We need to grip this problem, not shut our eyes and hope it goes away.
• You're a real grip.

Synonyms

adhesive friction, bag, bobby pin, clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, fascinate, grapple, grasp, hairgrip, handgrip, handle, hold, spellbind, suitcase, traction, transfix, traveling bag, travelling bag

Related Words

hecka, hella

Anagrams of grip