grip

/ɡɹˈɪp/

/ˈɡɹɪp/

[noun] [verb]

Grip

[NOUN]

a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes

synonyms : bag

suitcase

traveling bag

travelling bag

the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

synonyms : handgrip

handle

hold

someone whose job is to carry or prepare cameras or lighting equipment in a movie or TV set

a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place

synonyms : bobby pin

hairgrip

the act of grasping

synonyms : clasp

an intellectual hold or understanding

synonyms : grasp

the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)

synonyms : adhesive friction

traction

to grip

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to firmly hold something

to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match

synonyms : grapple

to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe

synonyms : fascinate

spellbind

transfix

Examples

1. The entire region has been in the grip of a terrible drought.

2. We put a new handle on the door for better grip.

3. Lebanon remained in the grip of an intense political crisis.

4. Britain is still in the grip of recession.

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