grip
[ grip ]
/ grɪp /
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noun
verb (used with object), gripped or gript, grip·ping.
verb (used without object), gripped or gript, grip·ping.
to take firm hold; hold fast.
to take hold on the mind.
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Idioms about grip
- to encounter; meet; cope with: She had never come to grips with such a situation before.
- to deal with directly or firmly: We didn't come to grips with the real problem.
come to grips with,
Origin of grip
before 900; Middle English, Old English gripe grasp (noun); cognate with German Griff,Old English gripa handful; see gripe
OTHER WORDS FROM grip
gripless, adjectivere·grip, verb, re·gripped or re·gript, re·grip·ping.un·grip, verb, un·gripped, un·grip·ping.Dictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use grip in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for grip (1 of 2)
grip1
/ (ɡrɪp) /
noun
verb grips, gripping or gripped
to take hold of firmly or tightly, as by a clutch
to hold the interest or attention ofto grip an audience
Derived forms of grip
gripper, noungrippingly, adverbWord Origin for grip
Old English gripe grasp; related to Old Norse gripr property, Old High German grif
British Dictionary definitions for grip (2 of 2)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with grip
grip
see come to grips with; get a grip on; lose one's grip.
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