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grip
[ grip ]
noun
- the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- the power of gripping:
He has a strong grip.
- a grasp, hold, or control.
- mental or intellectual hold:
to have a good grip on a problem.
- competence or firmness in dealing with situations in one's work or personal affairs:
The boss is old and is losing his grip.
- a special mode of clasping hands:
Members of the club use the secret grip.
- something that seizes and holds, as a clutching device on a cable car.
- a handle or hilt:
That knife has a very unusual grip.
- a sudden, sharp pain; spasm of pain.
- Older Use. a small traveling bag.
- Theater. a stagehand, especially one who works on the stage floor.
- Movies, Television. a general assistant available on a film set for shifting scenery, moving furniture, etc.
verb (used with object)
- to grasp or seize firmly; hold fast:
We gripped the sides of the boat as the waves tossed us about.
- to take hold on; hold the interest of:
to grip the mind.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- to attach by a grip or clutch.
verb (used without object)
- to take firm hold; hold fast.
- to take hold on the mind.
grip
1/ 伞谤瑟辫 /
noun
- the act or an instance of grasping and holding firmly
he lost his grip on the slope
- Also calledhandgrip the strength or pressure of such a grasp, as in a handshake
a feeble grip
- the style or manner of grasping an object, such as a tennis racket
- understanding, control, or mastery of a subject, problem, etc (esp in such phrases as get or have a grip on )
- Also calledhandgrip a part by which an object is grasped; handle
- Also calledhandgrip a travelling bag or holdall
- See hairgrip
- any device that holds by friction, such as certain types of brake
- a method of clasping or shaking hands used by members of secret societies to greet or identify one another
- a spasm of pain
a grip in one's stomach
- a worker in a camera crew or a stagehand who shifts sets and props, etc
- a small drainage channel cut above an excavation to conduct surface water away from the excavation
- get to grips or come to gripsoften foll by with
- to deal with (a problem or subject)
- to tackle (an assailant)
verb
- to take hold of firmly or tightly, as by a clutch
- to hold the interest or attention of
to grip an audience
grip
2/ 伞谤瑟辫 /
noun
- med a variant spelling of grippe
Derived Forms
- 藞驳谤颈辫辫颈苍驳濒测, adverb
- 藞驳谤颈辫辫别谤, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 驳谤颈辫顎僱别蝉蝉 adjective
- 谤别路驳谤颈辫顎 verb regripped or regript regripping
- 耻苍路驳谤颈辫顎 verb ungripped ungripping
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of grip1
Idioms and Phrases
- come to grips with,
- 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.
More idioms and phrases containing grip
see come to grips with ; get a grip on ; lose one's grip .Example Sentences
Hoffman, paraphrasing her state of mind in Providence, writes, 鈥淒uring this time Aimee described herself as profoundly lonely, the emotion coming over her in those days like a 鈥榯errifying grip.鈥欌
Talking to the Today Programme, she said: "Big tech companies are really getting to grips with it , so they are putting money behind it, and more importantly they're putting people behind it."
The protest movement of recent weeks is not yet a rebellion, but after almost 20 years of rule Hamas' iron grip on Gaza is slowly slipping.
The play, a gripping portrayal of a Polish immigrant trying to survive and succeed in America, 鈥渋s challenging, it鈥檚 biting, it鈥檚 hilarious, it鈥檚 dark, super topical,鈥 said the actor.
The report described new interim director and management "unable to grip the problems it faced."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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