1. Hold fast or firmly
   "He gripped the steering wheel"
    
2. Hold or seize, as in a wrestling match
   "The wrestler gripped his opponent's arm";
   - grapple
    
3. To render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
   "The snake charmer grips the cobra";
   - fascinate, transfix, spellbind

1. The act of grasping
   "he has a strong grip for an old man";
   - clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, hold
    
2. The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
   "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip";
   - handle, handgrip, hold
    
3. 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";
   - grasp
    
4. The friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
   "Adhesive friction helps cars maintain grip on wet roads";
   - traction, adhesive friction
    
5. A portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
   "The actor arrived with his grip full of costumes";
   - bag, traveling bag [US], travelling bag, suitcase
    
6. A flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together, used to hold bobbed hair in place
   "She secured her updo with several grips";
   - bobby pin [N. Amer, Austral, NZ], hairgrip [UK]
    
7. Worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made
   "The grip skilfully manoeuvred the camera dolly for a smooth tracking shot"

Sounds like: grills, grilgrip, gr

Derived forms: grips, gripping, gripped

Type of: appendage, baggage, clutch, friction, grasping, hairpin, influence, interest, luggage, prehend [archaic], prehension, rubbing, seize, seizing, skilled worker, take hold, take hold of, taking hold, trained worker

Part of: aspergill, aspersorium, baggage, baseball bat, bat, briefcase, brolly [Brit, informal], brush, bumbershoot [US, informal], carpet beater, carrycot [Brit], cart, cheese cutter, coffee cup, coffeepot, cricket bat, cutlery, eating utensil, edge tool, faucet [N. Amer], frying pan, frypan [N. Amer], gamp [Brit, informal], go-cart, hand tool, handbarrow, handcart, handlebar, handset, ladle, luggage, lumber, mug, pushcart, racket, racquet, rug beater, saucepan, skillet [N. Amer], spatula, spigot, tap, teacup, umbrella, watering can, watering pot [US]

Encyclopedia: Grip, Norway