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

Typist: Stephanie

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