grip Definition

grip
verb gripped, gripping

1. To take or keep a firm hold of something.

Thesaurus: clasp, seize, clutch, grasp, catch, hold, latch on to.
2. To capture the imagination or attention of a person.

Thesaurus: enthrall, fascinate, engross, entrance, mesmerize, rivet, spellbind, involve, absorb, thrill, compel.

noun

1. A firm hold; the action of taking a firm hold.

Thesaurus: grasp, hold, clutch, clasp, cinch, vise, clench, clinch, embrace, handshake.
2. A way of gripping.
3. A handle or part that can be gripped.
4. A U-shaped wire pin for keeping the hair in place.
(N Amer, especially US)
5. A holdall.
6. colloq
Understanding.
Thesaurus: understanding, perception, ken, comprehension.
7. colloq
Control; mastery.
Example: lose one's grip of the situation
Thesaurus: control, dominance, power, influence.
8. theat.
A stagehand who moves scenery.
9. cinema.TV.
Someone who manoeuvres a film camera.

Derivative: gripper
noun

Idiom: get to grips with something

To begin to deal successfully with it.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon gripe a grasp.