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The Meaning of grip

  • (n.) The griffin.
  • (n.) A small ditch or furrow.
  • (v. t.) To trench; to drain.
  • (v. t.) An energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength in grasping.
  • (v. t.) A peculiar mode of clasping the hand, by which members of a secret association recognize or greet, one another; as, a masonic grip.
  • (v. t.) That by which anything is grasped; a handle or gripe; as, the grip of a sword.
  • (v. t.) A device for grasping or holding fast to something.
  • (v. t.) To give a grip to; to grasp; to gripe.

Synonyms

clasp , clench , clutch , clutches , grasp , hold , handle , handgrip , hold , bag , traveling bag , travelling bag , suitcase , traction , adhesive friction , grasp , bobby pin , hairgrip , grapple , fascinate , transfix , spellbind

Homophones

gripp , grippe

Rhymes

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