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grip

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nounclasp, embrace

nounperception, understanding
verbhold tightly
verbentrance, enchant

Word Origin & History

Old English grippan "to grip, seize, obtain" (class I strong verb; past tense grap, past participle gripen), from West Germanic *gripjan (cf. Old High German gripfen "to rob," Old English gripan "to seize;" see gripe). Related: Gripped; gripping. French gripper "to seize," griffe "claw" are Germanic loan-words.

Example Sentences for grip

And when the wrenching at his forearms ceased he instantly relaxed his grip.

Only, I—I sort of lost my grip on the way here, with this man by my side.

Whereupon they shook hands with a grip that whitened their knuckles.

Peter slammed its door to, crushing them so that he loosed his grip, with a howl.

"Now put your hand up an' grip that rope that's hangin' there," commanded ...

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Synonyms for grip

noun clasp, embrace

constraint
grasp
restraint
anchor
brace
catch
cinch
cincture
clamp
clamping
clench
clinch
clutch
coercion
crushing
duress
enclosing
enclosure
fastening
fixing
grapnel
grapple
gripe
handclasp
handgrip
handhold
handshake
hold
hook
ligature
lug
purchase
snatch
squeeze
strength
tenure
vise
wrench

Antonyms for grip

misconception
misunderstanding
release

More words related to grip

adhesion

noun. holding fast

adherence
adhesiveness
attachment
bond
cling
grip
stickiness
sticking

anchor

noun. something used to hold another thing securely

ballast
bower
comfort
defense
fastener
foothold
grapnel
grappling iron
grip
hold
hook
kedge
mainstay
mooring
mud hook
pillar
protection
safeguard
security
staff
stay
support

arrest

verb. get someone's attention

absorb
catch
engage
engross
fascinate
grip

brace

noun. support

arm
band
bar
bearing
block
bolster
boom
bracer
bracket
buttress
cantilever
clamp
girder
grip
guy
lever
mainstay
peg
prop
rafter
reinforcement
rib
shore
skid
splice
splint
staff
stanchion
stave
stay
stirrup
strengthener
strut
sustainer
truss
underpinning
vice

braces