Grip - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɡrɪp|  American pronunciation of the word grip
Brit.  |ɡrɪp|  British pronunciation of the word grip

noun

- the act of grasping (syn: clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, hold)
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 (syn: handgrip, handle, hold)
it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip
- a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes (syn: bag, suitcase)
- the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) (syn: traction)
- worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made
- an intellectual hold or understanding (syn: grasp)
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 (syn: hairgrip)
in Britain they call a bobby pin a grip

verb

- hold fast or firmly
He gripped the steering wheel
- to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match (syn: grapple)
- to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe (syn: fascinate, spellbind, transfix)

Extra examples

The little boy gripped his mother's hand tightly.

I gripped the door handle and pulled as hard as I could.

The story really grips the reader.

The scandal has gripped the nation.

His tennis instructor showed him the proper backhand grip.

He has been doing all he can to maintain his grip on the company's finances.

I need new grips for my golf clubs.

He held his weapon gripped between his knees.

She gripped on to the railings with both hands.

Asthma has gripped me by the throat.

She fell back in the chair and gripped her hands round the arms of it.

I have a grip of the essential facts of the case.

Hold the microphone in a firm grip and keep it still.

She felt her wrist caught in a vice-like grip.

Don't loosen your grip on the rope or you'll fall.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: grip
he/she/it: grips
present participle: gripping
past tense: gripped
past participle: gripped
noun
singular: grip
plural: grips
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