Meaning of grip | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To take hold (of), particularly with the hand
2. A small ditch or trench; a channel to carry off water or other liquid; a drain.
   dialectal
3. A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand.
   countable, uncountable
4. To figuratively take hold of or grasp
5. A channel cut through a grass verge, especially for the purpose of draining water away from the highway.
6. To maintain a secure grasp.
7. Ability to resist slippage when pressed in contact with another object or surface.
   uncountable
8. Of an emotion or situation: to have a strong effect upon
9. come to grips with, to face and cope with.
10. A place to grip; a handle; the portion of a handle that the hand occupies.
    countable, uncountable
11. To firmly hold the attention of
12. to take a firm hold of. He gripped his stick; The speaker gripped (the attention of) his audience. vasgryp, omknel يَمْسِك، يَقْبِض بِشِدَّه хващам agarrar sevřít; upoutat packen gribe πιάνω, κρατώ σφιχτά empuñar, agarrar, aferrar, asir haarama محکم گرفتن tarttua empoigner לֶאֱחוֹז בְּכּוֹח पकड़ना uhvatiti, zadobiti megragad menggenggam grípa impugnare; avvincere しっかりと握る 단단히 잡다 suspausti saujoje, sugniaužti, užvaldyti (cieši) satvert; saistīt (uzmanību) mempesona grijpen, pakken; boeiengripe,...
13. Ellipsis of pistol grip.
    abbreviation, alt-of, broadly, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
14. A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand
15. which holds the attention. a gripping story. boeiende مُسْتَحْوِذَه على الإنتباه увлекателен emocionante poutavý packend gribende; fængslende συναρπαστικόςabsorbente, que engancha haarav گیرا mukaansatempaava passionnantמרתק उत्साहित करने वाला zanimljiv, koji obuzima pozornost izgalmas mencekam hrífandi avvincente 心をとらえる 흥미를 끄는 patraukiantis, pagaunantis saistošs yang mempesonakan aangrijpend, roerend, boeiendfengslende, gripendepasjonujący نيونه emocionante captivant захватывающий pútavý zan...
16. A device, or a portion of one, that grasps or holds fast to something.
    countable, uncountable
17. to deal with (a problem, difficulty etc). aanpak, handgemeen raak يَتعامل مع المُشْكِلَه справям се с lidar com utkat se s sich auseinandersetzen mit få hold på καταπιάνομαι σοβαρά με, αντιμετωπίζωabordar, atacar käsitlema روبرو شدن با käsitellä s'attaquer à לְהִתמוֹדֵד עִם समस्या इत्यादि से निबटना uhvatiti se ukoštac küszködik vmivel berurusan ná tökum á venire alle prese con 取り組む 문제에 대처하다 susikibti, imtis nopietni ķerties pie menangani vat krijgen op komme inn på livet, gi seg i kast medpor...
    etc
18. An apparatus attached to a car (e.g., cable car, funicular car, mine car) for clutching a traction cable.
    countable, uncountable
19. to lose understanding or control. jou houvas verloor يَفقِد السَّيْطَرَه أو الفَهْم губя контрол perder o controle ztratit pochopení, kontrolu nachlassen miste taget; miste kontrollen χάνω τον έλεγχο perder el control enam mitte pihta saama کنترل خود را از دست دادن menettää ote perdre la maîtrise de לְאַבֵּד שְׁלִיטָה नियंत्रण खो देना izgubiti kontrolu nad nečim nem tud követni vmit kehilangan kontrol missa tökin á perdere il controllo 把握力を失う 제어할 수 없게 되다 prarasti orientaciją/kontrolę zaudēt k...
20. Assistance; help; encouragement.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable
21. gripe, Mex. gripa; influenza.
22. Someone who is helpful, interesting, admirable, or inspiring.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable
23. A tight hold; a firm grasp: a drowning swimmer now safely in the grip of a lifeguard.
24. Control, power, or mastery over someone or something; a tenacious grasp; a holding fast.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable
25. Intellectual hold; understanding: a good grip on French history.
26. Mental grasp.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable
27. A mechanical device that grasps and holds.
28. 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.
    countable, uncountable
29. A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or moved by dragging with a mouse or finger.
    countable, uncountable
30. A person responsible for handling equipment on the set.
    countable, uncountable
31. As much as one can hold in a hand; a handful.
    countable, slang, uncountable
32. A lot of something.
    California, Southern, countable, slang, uncountable
33. A long time.
    California, Southern, countable, slang, uncountable
34. Archaic spelling of grippe (“influenza”).
    alt-of, archaic, countable, uncountable
35. A small travelling-bag or gripsack.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“It's good to have a firm grip when shaking hands.”

“The ball will move differently depending on the grip used when throwing it.”

“These tyres are worn out and don't have much grip.”

“Near-synonym: handgrip”

“There are several good grips on the northern face of this rock.”

“The grip of a sword is part of its hilt.”

“The unthreaded portion of the bolt's shank is called the grip.”

“He gave me a grip.”

“You're a real grip.”

“We need to get a grip on these spiralling costs.”

“in the grip of a blackmailer”

“to strengthen one's grip on a company”

“On the western sector, General Maltby tried to free the Japanese grip on Shouson Hill and Repulse Bay by sending the Punjabis to advance from Aberdeen to clear the road.”

“Dotcom mania was slow in coming to higher education, but now it has the venerable industry firmly in its grip. Since the launch early last year of Udacity and Coursera, two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations.”

“The current president toppled his uncle in a violent coup in 1979, before sentencing him to death by firing squad. Since then, he has consolidated his grip over the country's industries and is accused of diverting tax money into his personal accounts.”

“Instead England produced something that felt a little transgressive in this most controlled of stages, tightening their grip in a bruising first half, before freewheeling downhill in the second with their feet up on the handlebars.”

“He's losing his grip – he's practically senile.”

“For God's sake man, stop panicking and get a grip of yourself!”

“I need to get a grip of nails for my project.”

“That is a grip of cheese.”

“I haven't seen you in a grip.”

“She has the grip.”

“It so happened that, during a stretch of inclement weather in the fall, Lester was seized with a mild form of grip. When he felt the first symptoms he thought that his indisposition would be a matter of short duration, and tried to overcome it by taking a hot bath and a liberal dose of quinine. But the infection was stronger than he counted on; by morning he was flat on his back, with a severe fever and a splitting headache.”

“Grip! Grip!! The little touch of grip you had is no excuse for following the example of some of our "best citizens" who make every little ailment a pretext for dallying with the "demon"!!!!!”

“'I put my grips against the communicating door last night'.”

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