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Definition of: grip

(grip)
See GRIPPE.

Definition of: grip

(grip) noun
1. The act of grasping firmly; a holding fast; clutch; a firm grasp.
2. A particular mode of grasping hands, as among members of a secret society, for mutual recognition.
3. U.S. A valise; gripsack.
4. That part of a thing by which it is grasped.
5. One of various mechanical grasping devices.
6. Ability to seize and hold physically or mentally; intellectual grasping power.
7. Slang A stagehand; a scene-shifter.
8. A twinge of pain.
v. gripped or gript, grip·ping v.t.

1. To take firm hold of with or as with the hand; hold onto tightly.
2. To join or attach securely with a grip (def. 5).
3. To seize or capture, as the mind; attract and hold the attention or imagination of.
v.i.

4. To take firm hold.
5. To take hold of the attention, imagination, etc. See synonyms under CATCH, GRASP. [Fusion of OE gripe a grasp and gripa handful, both <gripan seize. Akin to GROPE.]
—grip′per
noun
—grip′ping
adjective
—grip′ping·ly
adverb

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Statistical data

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"grip" has the frequency of use of 0.0006% on en.wikipedia.org.

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