grijper

Definitions of grijper
  1. noun
    the act of catching an object with the hands
    synonyms: catch, catch-as-catch-can, graai, greep, grijparm, lunchpakket, opvangen, vangen, visvangst
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    types:
    interceptie, onderschepping
    (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team
    engagement, interlock
    the act of interlocking or meshing
    type of:
    aanraking, beroering, ontmoeting, treffen
    the act of putting two things together with no space between them
  2. noun
    the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
    synonyms: fik, fikken, grijpers, grijpvinger, grijpvingers, hand, jat, jatten, klauw, klauwen, klavier, klavieren, kluif, knijper, poot, poten, tengel, tengels, vinger, vlerken, vuist
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    types:
    vuist
    a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
    rechterhand, rechts
    the hand that is on the right side of the body
    linkerhand, linkervleugel, linkervoet
    the hand that is on the left side of the body
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