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grip
(gr/I/p )

noun (n)

  • the act of grasping(noun.act)
    Example:
    He has a strong grip for an old man.
    Synonym:
    clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, hold
    source: wordnet30
  • the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    It was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip.
    Synonym:
    handgrip, handle, hold
    source: wordnet30
  • a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    bag, suitcase, traveling bag, travelling bag
    source: wordnet30
  • the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)(noun.phenomenon)
    Synonym:
    adhesive friction, traction
    source: wordnet30
  • worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made(noun.person)
    source: wordnet30
  • an intellectual hold or understanding(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    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.
    Synonym:
    grasp
    source: wordnet30
  • a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    In Britain they call a bobby pin a grip.
    Synonym:
    bobby pin, hairgrip
    source: wordnet30
  • The griffin.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A small ditch or furrow.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • An energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength in grasping.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • Specif., an apparatus attached to a car for clutching a traction cable.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • hold fast or firmly(verb.contact)
    Example:
    He gripped the steering wheel.
    source: wordnet30
  • to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    grapple
    source: wordnet30
  • to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe(verb.emotion)
    Synonym:
    fascinate, spellbind, transfix
    source: wordnet30
  • To trench; to drain.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To give a grip to; to grasp; to gripe.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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