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noun. A tight hold; a firm grasp.

noun. The pressure or strength of such a grasp.

noun. A manner of grasping and holding.

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noun. Intellectual hold; understanding.

noun. Ability to function properly or well; competence.

noun. Mental or emotional composure.

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noun. A mechanical device that grasps and holds.

noun. A part, such as a handle, that is designed to be grasped and held.

noun. A suitcase or valise.

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noun. A stagehand who helps in shifting scenery.

noun. A member of a film production crew who adjusts sets, lighting, and props and sometimes assists the camera operator.

intransitive verb. To secure and maintain a tight hold on; seize firmly.

intransitive verb. To hold the interest or attention of.

intransitive verb. To maintain a secure grasp.

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To grasp firmly with the hand; gripe; hence, to seize and hold fast by force of any kind.

Nautical, to take hold; hold fast: as, the anchor grips.

noun. The act of grasping strongly with the hand or by other means; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp: as, a friendly grip; the grip of a vise.

noun. Mode of grasping; specifically, the grasp peculiar to any secret society as a means of recognition: as, the masonic grip.

noun. That by which anything is grasped; a handle or hilt: as, the grip of a bow, of a sword or dagger, or of a gun-stock. See barrel, 5 .

noun. In mining, a purchase or lifting-dog used to draw up boring-rods, by catching them under the collar at the joints.

noun. In theatrical cant, a man employed to move scenery and properties.

noun. A gripsack (which see).

noun. A hole through which tarred rope is drawn, to press the tar into the yarn and remove the superfluous portion. Also called gage and sliding-nippers.

noun. A clutching device attached to a railroad-car for connecting it with a moving traction-cable as a means of propulsion. See cable-railroad.

noun. Epidemic influenza: same as grippe.

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

noun. Any kind of sink.

To trench; drain; cut into ditches or channels.

noun. See gripe.

noun. In track athletics, apiece of cork, shaped to fit the hollow of the hand, which a runner grips when running.

noun. The griffin.

noun. A small ditch or furrow.

transitive verb. To trench; to drain.

transitive verb. To give a grip to; to grasp; to gripe.

noun. An energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength in grasping.

noun. A peculiar mode of clasping the hand, by which members of a secret association recognize or greet, one another.

noun. That by which anything is grasped; a handle or gripe.

noun. A device for grasping or holding fast to something.

noun. Specif., an apparatus attached to a car for clutching a traction cable.

noun. A gripsack; a hand bag; a satchel or suitcase.

noun. The influenza; grippe.

verb. To take hold of, particularly with the hand.

verb. To help or assist, particularly in an emotional sense.

verb. To do something with another that makes you happy/gives you relief

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

"Places in hydraulic clamp which holds the shaft; the grip is attached to the shaft."

pistol-grip of a gun-stock  to lose one's grip  

come to grips  get a grip  get to grips with  gripper  key grip  

clutch  friction  hairpin  interest  prehend  

Chip  Crip  Flip  Kip  Nip  

blade  claw  clutch  embrace  finger  

abduct  ability  absorb  absorb the attention  access  

gripped  gripping  gript  

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