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Meaning of 'grip' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Grip [ n.]
- The griffin.
- A small ditch or furrow.
2 . Grip [ v. t.]
- To trench; to drain.
- An energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength in grasping.
- A peculiar mode of clasping the hand, by which members of a secret association recognize or greet, one another; as, a masonic grip.
- That by which anything is grasped; a handle or gripe; as, the grip of a sword.
- A device for grasping or holding fast to something.
- To give a grip to; to grasp; to gripe.

Meaning of 'grip' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . grip [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an intellectual hold or understanding
Example in sentence:
  • a good grip on French history;
  • a terrible power had her in its grasp;
  • he was in the grip of a powerful emotion;
  • they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities
Meaning (2):
- a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
Example in sentence:
  • he carried his small bag onto the plane with him
Meaning (3):
- the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
Example in sentence:
  • he grabbed the hammer by the handle;
  • it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip
Meaning (4):
- the act of grasping
Example in sentence:
  • he has a strong grip for an old man;
  • he released his clasp on my arm;
  • she kept a firm hold on the railing
Meaning (5):
- a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place
Example in sentence:
  • in Britain they call a bobby pin a grip
6 . grip [ v]
Meaning (6):
- hold fast or firmly
Example in sentence:
  • He gripped the steering wheel
Meaning (7):
- to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
Example in sentence:
  • The snake charmer fascinates the cobra
Meaning (8):
- to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
Example in sentence:
  • the two men grappled with each other for several minutes

Nearby Words:

gribble grice grid griddle griddlecake gride grided gridelin griding gridiron

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