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Confined space
Plural for a very tight hold
“I began to loosen the tight grip my hands had left on the sides of the window.”
Plural for the handle of a tool, weapon or equipment
“Maggie spins the racquet's grip between her palms in anticipation.”
Plural for a device for grasping or holding fast to something
“They're attached by a mechanical grip below the car.”
Plural for effective control over something
“Can there be a greater temptation for politicians than to have control of an asset that may ensure they keep a grip on power?”
Plural for an understanding or awareness of something
“His practical mixture of research and insight, clearly presented, will show you how to get a grip on the challenges you are facing.”
Plural for competence or knowledge in a given skill or ability
“Someone really needs to get a grip on the art of catering at this establishment, because there seems to be little coordination or visible organization.”
Plural for the ability of something to maintain firm contact with a surface
“It's a slope too slippery to walk over, and too hard for the snow-shoe to get a good grip on.”
Plural for a stagehand in a theatre
“When I was a student, I once worked as a grip on a low-budget seven-day film shoot.”
Plural for a small traveling bag
“He brought along a grip filled with extra clothing.”
Plural for the grasping of hands by two people as a form of greeting
“The two executives then greeted each other with a firm grip of hands.”
Plural for a job or profession
Plural for a mechanism for keeping a door, window, lid, or container fastened
Plural for a flat hairpin having two prongs that hold bobbed hair together
Plural for the state of being in someone's power, or of having great power over someone
Plural for the action or process of adhering to a surface or object
Plural for control of one's anger or emotions
Plural for rigorous or stern control
Plural for a person's hand when the fingers are bent in towards the palm and held there tightly
To take a tight hold of
“She continued to grip his hand tightly as her legs trembled and wobbled and threatened to buckle under her.”
To embrace someone, especially tightly
“He crawled over to her so he could grip her in his arms.”
To hold or engage the attention of
“Above all, she had the uncanny ability to grip her audience and hold them in her thrall.”
To stick or adhere to something
“Under a microscope, he saw the seeds had tiny hooks to grip on to his clothes.”
To overwhelm with a certain quality or feeling
“It was in this atmosphere that the media decided to break the chains of fear and suspicion that seemed to grip the nation.”
To affect strongly
“Sometimes, fear and anxiety may grip the individual late at night, causing insomnia.”
To be preoccupied with a single thought, topic or emotion
To physically grip or grasp something
To feel or manipulate with the hands
To trigger enthusiasm or eagerness
To join or connect securely together
To (verbally) attack repeatedly
To crush by being too tight, such as a foot by a shoe
To hold on to or continue to have something, both physically or mentally
To secure something firmly in position
To focus on, usually of one's vision or thoughts
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