Grip
[grɪp] or [ɡrɪp]
Definition
(noun.) an intellectual hold or understanding; '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 terrible power had her in its grasp'.
(noun.) worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made.
(noun.) the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road).
(verb.) hold fast or firmly; 'He gripped the steering wheel'.
Typist: Sharif--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The griffin.
(n.) A small ditch or furrow.
(v. t.) To trench; to drain.
(v. t.) An energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength in grasping.
(v. t.) A peculiar mode of clasping the hand, by which members of a secret association recognize or greet, one another; as, a masonic grip.
(v. t.) That by which anything is grasped; a handle or gripe; as, the grip of a sword.
(v. t.) A device for grasping or holding fast to something.
(v. t.) To give a grip to; to grasp; to gripe.
Edited by Aaron
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [Low.] Grasp, gripe, clutch, clasp.
Edited by Ellis
Definition
n. a small ditch or trench a drain.—Also Gripe.
n. grasp or firm hold with the hand &c.: the handle or part by which anything is grasped: a mode of grasping a particular mode of grasping hands for mutual recognition as by Freemasons: a clutching device connecting a car with a moving traction-cable: oppression: pinching distress.—v.t. to take fast hold of to grasp or gripe:—pr.p. grip′ping; pa.p. gripped gript.—v.t. Grīpe to grasp with the hand: to seize and hold fast: to squeeze: to give pain to the bowels.—n. fast hold grasp: forcible retention: a griffin: a usurer: (pl.) severe spasmodic pain in the intestines.—n. Grīp′er.—p.adj. Grīp′ing avaricious: of a pain that catches or seizes acutely.—adv. Grīp′ingly in a griping or oppressive manner.—ns. Grippe influenza or epidemic catarrh; Grip′per one who or that which grips.—adj. Grip′ple (Spens.) griping grasping: greedy.—n. a gripe.—n. Grip′-sack a hand-satchel.—Lose one's grip to lose hold or control.
Checker: Valerie
Examples
- When the bed is finished, the strips are clamped with steel clamps, the turned-up ends of which firmly grip the sides of the bed, thus preventing warping or spreading. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- And with that I commenced to bend him back across my knee and tighten my grip upon his throat. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The church in the thirteenth century was extending its legal power in the world, and losing its grip upon men's consciences. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I am not quite so bulky, but if he had remained I might have shown him that my grip was not much more feeble than his own. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- She seemed to grip the hours by the throat, to force her life from them. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- But scarce had I fallen ere I felt powerful hands grip my ankles, and in another second I was being drawn within the shelter of the tree's interior. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The grip of some terrible emotion seemed to have seized him, and shaken him to the soul. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- She was weary, oh so weary of Gerald's gripped intensity of physical motion. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Then Gerald's fingers gripped hard and communicative into Birkin's shoulder, as he said: 'No, I'll see this job through, Rupert. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- But in the dark Pablo's hand gripped his hard and pressed it frankly and he returned the grip. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The fellow was a marvellous swordsman and evidently in practice, while I had not gripped the hilt of a sword for ten long years before that morning. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The proper length of wire is fed into the machine automatically, and the end is gripped by a set of jaws. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He put his hand out and said, _Suerte_, Pablo, and their two hands gripped in the dark. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I gripped him by the arms. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The intellectual man has been loath to come to grips with the forcible man. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- As she passed Mr. Gryce, the train gave a lurch, and he was aware of a slender hand gripping the back of his chair. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The Princes of the Protestant countries when they seized upon the national churches early apprehended the necessity of gripping the universities also. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- A certain flabbiness of fiber prevents the contemplated object from gripping him and engaging him in action. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- To obviate danger from accidents, safety devices are installed for gripping the rails in case of the car attaining excessive speed. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Typist: Stephanie