grip

1. 1

   To take hold (of), particularly with the hand.intransitivetransitive

   • That suitcase is heavy, so grip the handle firmly.
   • Unfortunately the glue didn't grip, and the whole thing came apart.
2. 2

   To figuratively take hold of or grasp.transitive

   • We need to grip this problem, not shut our eyes and hope it goes away.
3. 3

   Of an emotion or situation: to have a strong effect upon.transitive

   • As the water level began to rise, I was gripped by panic.
4. 4

   To firmly hold the attention of.transitive

   • The movie gripped me from beginning to end.

syn. grasp

1. 1

   A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand.countableuncountable

   • It's good to have a firm grip when shaking hands.
   • The ball will move differently depending on the grip used when throwing it.
2. 2

   Ability to resist slippage when pressed in contact with another object or surface.uncountable

   • These tyres are worn out and don't have much grip.
3. 3

   A place to grip; a handle; the portion of a handle that the hand occupies.countableuncountable

   • Near-synonym: handgrip
   • There are several good grips on the northern face of this rock.
4. 4

   A place to grip; a handle; the portion of a handle that the hand occupies.; Ellipsis of pistol grip.abbreviationalt-ofbroadly

5. 5

   A device, or a portion of one, that grasps or holds fast to something.countableuncountable

   • The unthreaded portion of the bolt's shank is called the grip.
6. 6

   A device, or a portion of one, that grasps or holds fast to something.; An apparatus attached to a car (e.g., cable car, funicular car, mine car) for clutching a traction cable.countableuncountable

7. 7

   Control, power, or mastery over someone or something; a tenacious grasp; a holding fast.countablefigurativelyuncountable

   • We need to get a grip on these spiralling costs.
   • in the grip of a blackmailer
8. 8

   Mental grasp.countablefigurativelyuncountable

   • He's losing his grip – he's practically senile.
   • For God's sake man, stop panicking and get a grip of yourself!
9. 9

   A medium-sized bag or holdall for one's belongings, made of soft leather, canvas etc., and carried in the hand by two handles, one either side of the opening.countableuncountable

10. 10

    A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or moved by dragging with a mouse or finger.countableuncountable

1. 1

   A small ditch or trench; a channel to carry off water or other liquid; a drain.dialectal

2. 2

   A channel cut through a grass verge, especially for the purpose of draining water away from the highway.

1. 1

   To trench; to drain.dialectal