grip tape

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noun

a rough tape for sticking to a surface to provide a greater grip

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Words nearby grip tape

gripping, gripple, grippy, gripsack, gript, grip tape, Griqua, Griqualand East, Griqualand West, Gris, grisaille

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How to use grip tape in a sentence

My agent at the time sent that tape to SNL and then they asked me to come in for an audition.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I stood with a tape recorder, listening to men denounce the liberal media controlled by Jews.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Is there any better Beyoncé lyric to use in response to the most shocking celebrity tape this side of One Night in Paris?
Yoncé Said Knock You Out: The Solange and Jay Z Story|Kevin O’Keeffe|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I watched Garner die on tape and wondered why I was crying so hard when I am not that much of a cryer at all.
The Day I Used Eric Garner’s Voice|Joshua DuBois|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Well, because casinos have cameras everywhere, turns out there was indeed a tape.
The $44 Million Teflon Don of the NFL|Mike Barnicle|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As men fixed in the grip of nightmare, we were powerless—unable to do anything but wait.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Their glances met, she holding him always at arm's length by that grip upon his shoulders, a grip that was firm and nervous.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
He gets out and does things while these fatheads stay in quarters and untangle red tape.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
A handkerchief, once red, with polka spots, contained a ragged flannel shirt and a stocking-heel tied with a piece of tape.
A Lost Hero|Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward and Herbert D. Ward
But the grip was immovable, and he found himself staring into the unemotional face of Seton Pasha.
Dope|Sax Rohmer