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    grip
    [ɡrip]
    verb
    grip (verb) · grips (third person present) · gripped (past tense) · gripped (past participle) · gripping (present participle)
    1. take and keep a firm hold of; grasp tightly:
      "his knuckles were white as he gripped the steering wheel"
      Opposite:
      hold lightly
      • maintain a firm contact, especially by friction:
        "a sole that really grips well on wet rock"
    noun
    grip (noun) · grips (plural noun)
    1. a firm hold; a tight grasp or clasp:
      "he lost his grip on Johnson's arm" · "the icy grip of winter"
      • an intellectual understanding of something:
        "you've got a pretty good grip on what's going on"
        Similar:
        understanding of
        comprehension of
        perception of
        awareness of
        grasp of
        apprehension of
        conception of
        realization of
        knowledge of
        cognizance of
        ken of
        mastery of
        command of
        insight into
        familiarity with
    2. a part or attachment by which something is held in the hand:
      "handlebar grips"
    3. an assistant in a theater; a stagehand.
      Similar:
      theatrical assistant
      • a member of a camera crew responsible for moving and setting up equipment.
    Origin
    Old English grippa (verb), gripe ‘grasp, clutch’ (noun), gripa ‘handful, sheath’; related to gripe.
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    To grip something is to hold it firmly. You might grip the TV remote to keep your roommate from trying to change the channel. When you want to hold on to something, you grip it. If your hands are strong and you can hold things well, you have a good grip. Grip is also the roughness or texture of something.
    1. the act or an instance of grasping and holding firmly: he lost his grip on the slope. 2. Also called: handgrip the strength or pressure of such a grasp, as in a handshake: a feeble grip. 5. Also called: handgrip a part by which an object is grasped; handle 6. Also called: handgrip a travelling bag or holdall 7.
    When you want to hold on to something, you grip it. If your hands are strong and you can hold things well, you have a good grip. Grip is also the roughness or texture of something. A steering wheel has good grip if your hands don't slip while driving. This word can be also be used figuratively.
    1. grasp, hold, catch, seize, clutch, clasp, latch on to, take hold of She gripped his hand tightly. 2. afflict, attack, affect, take over, rack, beset, smite, convulse A sudden pain gripped him.
  3. grip /grɪp/ n., v., gripped, grip•ping. n. [ countable] the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp: held the hammer securely in his grip.
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    grip 1 (grĭp) n. 1. a. A tight hold; a firm grasp: a drowning swimmer now safely in the grip of a lifeguard. b. The pressure or strength of such a grasp: a wrestler with an unmatched grip.
    grip noun [ no plural ] uk / ɡrɪp / us grip noun [no plural] (HOLDING) Add to word list B2 a tight hold on something: She tightened her grip on my arm.
    dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/learner-english/…
    noun the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
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