grip

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: grip

1	v n	hold fast or firmly the act of grasping
2	v n	to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe an intellectual hold or understanding
3	n	a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
4	n	worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: grip

“He gripped the steering wheel”

Types:: show 10 types...; hide 10 types...; bite, seize with teeth
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws; nip, pinch, squeeze, tweet, twinge, twitch
squeeze tightly between the fingers; gnaw
bite or chew on with the teeth; bite off, snap at
bite off with a quick bite; snap
bring the jaws together; nibble
bite gently; nip
give a small sharp bite to; nibble
bite off very small pieces; goose
pinch in the buttocks; tweak
pinch or squeeze sharply

“he has a strong grip for an old man”

Types:: show 12 types...; hide 12 types...; choke hold, chokehold
a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind; embrace, embracement, embracing
the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection); wrestling hold
a hold used in the sport of wrestling; cuddle, nestle, snuggle
a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace; clinch, hug, squeeze
a tight or amorous embrace; bear hug
a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent; nelson
any of several wrestling holds in which an arm is passed under the opponent's arm from behind and the hand exerts pressure on the back of the neck; Japanese stranglehold
a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arms are crossed in front of his own neck to exert pressure on his windpipe; lock
any wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured; scissor grip, scissor hold, scissors, scissors grip, scissors hold
a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze; stranglehold
a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe; toehold
a wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints

Type of:: grasping, prehension, seizing, taking hold
the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)

“it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip”

Types:: show 21 types...; hide 21 types...; ax handle, axe handle
the handle of an ax; broom handle, broomstick
the handle of a broom; crop
the stock or handle of a whip; haft, helve
the handle of a weapon or tool; hilt
the handle of a sword or dagger; hoe handle
the handle of a hoe; knob
a round handle; mop handle
the handle of a mop; panhandle
the handle of a pan; pommel, saddlebow
handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle; pommel
a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse; rake handle
the handle of a rake; stock
the handle end of some implements or tools; gunstock, stock
the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun; basket hilt
a hilt with a basket-shaped guard for the hand; bitstock, brace
a carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring; butt, butt end
thick end of the handle; doorhandle, doorknob
a knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain); horn, saddle horn
a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather); pistol grip
a handle (as of a gun or saw) shaped like the butt of a pistol; stop
(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes

Type of:: friction, rubbing
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another

“a good grip on French history”

“they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”

“he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”

Types:: tentacle
something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold

Type of:: influence
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; carpetbag
traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century; garment bag
a suitcase that unfolds to be hung up; gripsack
a small suitcase; overnight bag, overnight case, overnighter
a small traveling bag to carry clothing and accessories for staying overnight; Gladstone, Gladstone bag, portmanteau
a large travelling bag made of stiff leather; weekender
a small suitcase to carry clothing and accessories for a weekend trip; valise
a small overnight bag for short trips

Type of:: skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker
a worker who has acquired special skills

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