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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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