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UK
/ɡɹˈɪp/
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[ US /ˈɡɹɪp/ ]
[ US /ˈɡɹɪp/ ]
NOUN
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a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place
in Britain they call a bobby pin a grip -
the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip
he grabbed the hammer by the handle - worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made
- the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
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a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
he carried his small bag onto the plane with him -
an intellectual hold or understanding
they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities
a good grip on French history
a terrible power had her in its grasp
he was in the grip of a powerful emotion -
the act of grasping
he released his clasp on my arm
he has a strong grip for an old man
she kept a firm hold on the railing
VERB
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to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
the two men grappled with each other for several minutes -
to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
The snake charmer fascinates the cobra -
hold fast or firmly
He gripped the steering wheel
How To Use grip In A Sentence
- For convenience and safety, some skid-steer loader manufacturers mount switches on the steering control grips or levers to control these multifunctional tools.
- While the report recognised that Health Secretary has made some moves to decentralise the running of health care in England, experts claim the Scottish Executive is refusing to loosen its grip on the NHS.
- They decide to go, too, but Frank has problems manoeuvring the car, whose tyres keep losing their grip.
- Death must loose its grip and give up its prey. Christianity Today
- Last week, exultant rebels in Tripoli clambered on Gaddafi's vainglorious statue of an American warplane in the grip of a mighty Libyan fist.
- the pliers had serrations to improve the grip
- He is alone with his terrors gripped by feelings of desperation and living at the limits.
- He gripped her shoulders and made her face him, his concern turning to worry.
- Although most and vigorous gripkill proper hand grisactin not done griseofulvin nicotine. Rudy: Iraq Is "In The Hands Of Other People"
- He must have been very drunk, for at last the heavy sleep gripped him with the suddenness of a magic spell, and the last word lengthened itself into an interminable, noisy, in-drawn snore. Youth And Two Other Stories