grip
verb
[ ɡrɪp ]
• take and keep a firm hold of; grasp tightly.
• "his knuckles were white as he gripped the steering wheel"
Similar:
grasp,
clutch,
hold,
clasp,
grasp/take/lay hold of,
latch on to,
grab,
seize,
clench,
cling to,
catch,
catch at,
get one's hands on,
pluck,
squeeze,
press,
gripe,
• (of an emotion or situation) have a strong or adverse effect on.
• "she was gripped by a feeling of excitement"
grip
noun
• a firm hold; a tight grasp.
• "his arm was held in a vice-like grip"
• effective control over something.
• "he had to take a grip on his nerves"
Similar:
control,
power,
mastery,
hold,
stranglehold,
clutches,
domination,
dominion,
command,
influence,
possession,
rule,
tyranny,
evil embrace,
• a part or attachment by which something is held in the hand.
• "handlebar grips"
• a travelling bag.
• "a grip crammed with new clothes"
Similar:
travelling bag,
bag,
overnight bag,
overnighter,
flight bag,
kitbag,
Gladstone bag,
valise,
portmanteau,
holdall,
• a stagehand in a theatre.
Origin:
Old English grippa (verb), gripe ‘grasp, clutch’ (noun), gripa ‘handful, sheath’; related to gripe.
