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What is the noun for grips?

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grip
  1. A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand.
  2. A handle or other place to grip.
  3. (computing) A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or moved.
  4. (film production) A person responsible for handling equipment on the set.
  5. A channel cut through a grass verge (especially for the purpose of draining water away from the highway).
  6. (chiefly Southern California slang) A lot of something.
  7. Archaic spelling of grippe: Influenza, flu.
  8. (archaic) A small travelling-bag or gripsack.
  9. An apparatus attached to a car for clutching a traction cable.
  10. Assistance; help or encouragement. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  11. A helpful, interesting, admirable, or inspiring person.
  12. (slang) As much as one can hold in a hand; a handful.
  13. (figuratively) A tenacious grasp; a holding fast.
  14. A device for grasping or holding fast to something.
  15. Synonyms:
  16. Examples:
    1. “I began to loosen the tight grip my hands had left on the sides of the window.”
      “Maggie spins the racquet's grip between her palms in anticipation.”
      “They're attached by a mechanical grip below the car.”
gripper
  1. A person or thing that grips something.
  2. A cover on the handle of a bicycle, tool, etc, that makes it easier to grip.
  3. (curling) A rubber or other material attached to a curling shoe to improve traction on the ice.
  4. (rail transport, slang) A ticket collector.
  5. (computing) A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or moved.
  6. Synonyms:
  7. Examples:
    1. “They took about three hours to set down some new gripper strips, and lay down the new underlay and carpet.”
      “Sgt Smith said he later discovered the weapon was not a sword, but a metal carpet strip or carpet gripper.”
      “Clearance for the tooling or gripper required to hold parts during assembly is an important consideration.”
grip
  1. (dialectal) A small ditch or trench; a channel to carry off water or other liquid; a drain.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “I began to loosen the tight grip my hands had left on the sides of the window.”
      “Maggie spins the racquet's grip between her palms in anticipation.”
      “They're attached by a mechanical grip below the car.”
grippie
  1. (informal) A grip; something used to take hold, or to reduce friction.
gripping
  1. Obsolete form of griping. (pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines)
gripman
  1. A man employed to manipulate the grip of a cable car.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The gripman usually jerks his thumb over his shoulder and indicates the next car, which is three miles away.”
      “Towards evening, when the tides of travel set northward, it is curious to see how the gripman and conductor reverse their tempers.”
      “From the forward end you hear the gripman uttering shrill whoops and running over citizens.”
gription
  1. The property of gripping and providing traction.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The wax is for gription, which is a word I invented. You rub it on top of the board to keep your feet and hands from slipping off.”
      “In February, the franchise received FDA approval for its Reclaim Revision Femoral Hip System and Gription TF titanium foam implants.”
grip
  1. (obsolete) The griffin.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “I began to loosen the tight grip my hands had left on the sides of the window.”
      “Maggie spins the racquet's grip between her palms in anticipation.”
      “They're attached by a mechanical grip below the car.”
grippings
  1. plural of gripping
gripmen
  1. plural of gripman
grippers
  1. plural of gripper
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Miss Burns said they could provide garbage grippers, bags and high-visibility bibs to anyone interested in litter picking.”
      “Hand grippers are excellent for building and strengthening forearms and hands.”
      “There's a rear retention system with easy-sliding grippers to customize fit.”
grippies
  1. plural of grippie
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