1. (noun)clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold the act of grasping "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"
2. (noun)handle, grip, handgrip, hold the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
3. (noun)bag, traveling bag, travelling bag, grip, suitcase a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him"
4. (noun)grip, traction, adhesive friction the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobiletire and the road)
6. (noun)grip, grasp an intellectualhold or understanding "a good grip on French history"; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp"
7. (noun)bobby pin, hairgrip, grip a flatwirehairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place "in Britain they call a bobby pin a grip"
8. (verb)grip holdfast or firmly "He gripped the steering wheel"
9. (verb)grapple, grip to grip or seize, as in a wrestlingmatch "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"
10. (verb)fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"
Definition of 'GRIP'
