Meaning

(transitive or intransitive) To take hold (of), particularly with the hand..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive or intransitive) To take hold (of), particularly with the hand.
2. (transitive) To figuratively take hold of or grasp.
3. (transitive) Of an emotion or situation: to have a strong effect upon.
4. (transitive) To firmly hold the attention of.
5. A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand.
6. (uncountable) Ability to resist slippage when pressed in contact with another object or surface.
7. A place to grip; a handle; the portion of a handle that the hand occupies.
8. A device, or a portion of one, that grasps or holds fast to something.

Example Sentences

That suitcase is heavy, so grip the handle firmly.

Unfortunately the glue didn't grip, and the whole thing came apart.

After a few slips, the tires gripped the pavement.

"Grip tightly on the rope!" — "I'm gripping! I'm gripping!"

When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him.

We need to grip this problem, not shut our eyes and hope it goes away.

As the water level began to rise, I was gripped by panic.

[…] I lost something of the stifling fear that had gripped me, and could listen with more ease to what was going forward.

Word Forms

• grips
• gripping
• gripped
• gripe

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Use grip when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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