Definition of grip Grip
/gɹɪˈp/ - [grip] - grip
We found 43 definitions of grip from 8 different sources.
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What does grip mean?
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NounPlural: grips |
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| grip - 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" | ||
| grasp | ||
| influence causing something without any direct or apparent effort | ||
| grip - the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) | ||
| traction, adhesive friction | ||
| friction, rubbing effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure | ||
| grip - worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made | ||
| grip - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" | ||
| handle, handgrip, hold | ||
| appendage a part that is joined to something larger | ||
| edge tool any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge) | ||
| hand tool a tool used with workers' hands | ||
| umbrella having the function of uniting a group of similar things; "the Democratic Party is an umbrella for many liberal groups"; "under the umbrella of capitalism" | ||
| luggage, baggage cases used to carry belongings when traveling | ||
| eating utensil, cutlery tableware implements for cutting and eating food | ||
| brush contact with something dangerous or undesirable; "I had a brush with danger on my way to work"; "he tried to avoid any brushes with the police" | ||
| briefcase a case with a handle; for carrying papers or files or books | ||
| handbarrow a rectangular frame with handles at both ends; carried by two people | ||
| handcart, pushcart, cart, go-cart wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels; "he used a handcart to carry the rocks away"; "their pushcart was piled high with groceries" | ||
| baseball bat, lumber an implement used in baseball by the batter | ||
| cricket bat, bat the club used in playing cricket; "a cricket bat has a narrow handle and a broad flat end for hitting" | ||
| racquet, racket an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit | ||
| ladle a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another | ||
| saucepan a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling | ||
| frying pan, frypan, skillet a pan used for frying foods | ||
| spatula a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances | ||
| carpet beater, rug beater implement for beating dust out of carpets | ||
| cheese cutter a kitchen utensil (board or handle) with a wire for cutting cheese | ||
| coffeepot tall pot in which coffee is brewed | ||
| coffee cup a cup from which coffee is drunk | ||
| teacup a cup from which tea is drunk | ||
| mug with handle and usually cylindrical | ||
| watering can, watering pot a container with a handle and a spout with a perforated nozzle; used to sprinkle water over plants | ||
| carrycot box-shaped baby bed with handles (for a baby to sleep in while being carried) | ||
| faucet, spigot a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir | ||
| handlebar the shaped bar used to steer a bicycle | ||
| french telephone, handset telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle | ||
| aspergill, aspersorium a short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge; used for sprinkling holy water | ||
| ax handle, axe handle the handle of an ax | ||
| broom handle, broomstick the handle of a broom | ||
| crop the stock or handle of a whip | ||
| haft, helve the handle of a weapon or tool | ||
| hilt the handle of a sword or dagger | ||
| hoe handle the handle of a hoe | ||
| knob a round handle | ||
| mop handle the handle of a mop | ||
| panhandle the handle of a pan | ||
| saddlebow, pommel handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle | ||
| pommel handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle | ||
| rake handle the handle of a rake | ||
| stem, shank the tube of a tobacco pipe | ||
| stock the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory" | ||
| grip - the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing" | ||
| clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, hold | ||
| prehension, taking hold, grasping, seizing the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) | ||
| choke hold, chokehold a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind; "he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled" | ||
| embracement, embracing, embrace a close affectionate and protective acceptance; "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family" | ||
| grip - a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him" | ||
| bag, traveling bag, travelling bag, suitcase | ||
| luggage, baggage cases used to carry belongings when traveling | ||
| carpetbag traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century | ||
| garment bag a suitcase that unfolds to be hung up | ||
| gripsack a small suitcase | ||
| overnight bag, overnight case, overnighter a small traveling bag to carry clothing and accessories for staying overnight | ||
| gladstone bag, gladstone, portmanteau liberal British statesman who served as prime minister four times (1809-1898) | ||
| grip - a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place; "in Britain they call a bobby pin a grip" | ||
| bobby pin, hairgrip | ||
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| grip - hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel" | ||
| prehend, clutch, seize affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease" | ||
| seize with teeth, bite penetrate or cut, as with a knife; "The fork bit into the surface" | ||
| tweet, nip, twinge, pinch, twitch, squeeze make a weak, chirping sound; "the small bird was tweeting in the tree" | ||
| grip - to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes" | ||
| grapple | ||
| prehend, clutch, seize affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease" | ||
| grip - to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra" | ||
| fascinate, transfix, spellbind | ||
| interest excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of | ||
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Wiktionary 
- grip (Noun)
A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand. - grip (Noun)
A handle or other place to grip. - grip (Noun)
A person responsible for handling equipment on the set. - grip (Noun)
A channel cut through a grass verge especially for the purpose of draining water away from the highway. - grip (Noun)
A lot of something. - grip (Noun)
Influenza, flu. - grip (Noun)
A small travelling-bag. - grip (Noun)
Assistance; help or encouragement. - grip (Noun)
A helpful, interesting, admirable, or inspiring person. - grip (Noun)
As much as one can hold in a hand; a handful. - grip (Verb)
To take hold of, particularly with the hand. - grip (Verb)
To help or assist, particularly in an emotional sense. - grip (Verb)
To do something with another that makes you happy/gives you relief.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- grip (n.)
The griffin. - grip (n.)
A small ditch or furrow. - grip (v. t.)
To trench; to drain. - grip (v. t.)
An energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength in grasping. - grip (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. - grip (v. t.)
That by which anything is grasped; a handle or gripe; as, the grip of a sword. - grip (v. t.)
A device for grasping or holding fast to something. - grip (v. t.)
To give a grip to; to grasp; to gripe.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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grip
An intellectual hold or understanding. -
grip
The act of grasping. -
grip
A leather protection used in some sports to avoid hand injuries. -
grip
The adhesive friction of a wheel, etc. on a surface. -
grip
To render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing fear. -
grip
To care for and train (a child). -
grip
To grip or seize, as in a wrestling match.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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grip
grip, n. a small ditch or trench, a drain.—Also Gripe. [M. E. grip, grippe; cf. Low Ger. gruppe.] -
grip
grip, 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. GrÄ«pe, 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. GrÄ«p′er.—p.adj. GrÄ«p′ing, avaricious: of a pain that catches or seizes acutely.—adv. GrÄ«p′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. [A.S. grÃpan, grap, gripen; Ice. grÃpa, Ger. grei′fen, Dut. grijpen; allied to grab.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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grip
The Anglo-Saxon grep. The handle of a sword; also a small ditch or drain. To hold, as "the anchor grips." Also, a peculiar groove in rifled ordnance.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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grip
The handle of a sword.
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