GRIP
Definition:
- [noun] the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"
Synonyms: clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, hold
- [noun] the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
Synonyms: handle, handhold
- [noun] a portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him"
Synonyms: bag, traveling bag, suitcase
- [noun] the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
Synonyms: traction, adhesive friction
- [noun] worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made
- [noun] a firm controlling influence; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp"
Synonyms: grasp
- [noun] a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place; "in England they call a bobby pin a grip"
Synonyms: bobby pin, hair
- [verb] hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel"
- [verb] to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"
Synonyms: grapple
- [verb] to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"
Synonyms: fascinate, transfix, spellbind
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Related Words:
- bite, seize with teeth
- pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch
- chokehold, choke hold
- embrace, embracing
- wrestling hold
- ax handle, axe handle
- broomstick, broom handle
- crop
- haft, helve
- hilt
- hoe handle
- knob
- mop handle
- panhandle
- pommel, saddlebow
- pommel
- rake handle
- stock
- stock, gunstock
- carpetbag
- garment bag
- gripsack
- overnighter, overnight bag, overnight case
- portmanteau, Gladstone, Gladstone bag
- weekender
- tentacle
