grip

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English grippan

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to grip

Third person singular
grips

Simple past
gripped

Past participle
gripped

Present participle
gripping

to grip (third-person singular simple present grips, present participle gripping, simple past and past participle gripped)

  1. (transitive) To take hold, particularly with the hand.
    That suitcase is heavy, so grip the handle firmly.
    The glue will begin to grip within five minutes.
    After a few slips, the tires gripped the pavement.
  2. (transitive) To help or assist, particularly in an emotional sense.
    He grips me.
  3. (intransitive) To do something with another that makes you happy/gives you relief
    Let’s grip (get a coffee, hang, take a break, see a movie, etc.)
[edit] Translations
to take hold

[edit] Etymology 2

An amalgam of Old English gripe (“‘grasp, hold’”) (cognate with German Griff) and Old English gripa (“‘handful’”) (cognate with Swedish grepp).

[edit] Noun

Singular
grip

Plural
grips

grip (plural grips)

  1. A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand.
    It's good to have a firm grip when shaking hands.
    The ball will move differently depending on the grip used when throwing it.
  2. A handle or other place to grip.
    There are several good grips on the northern face of this rock.
  3. (film production) A person responsible for handling equipment on the set.
  4. A channel cut through a grass verge (especially for the purpose of draining water away from the highway).
  5. (chiefly Southern California slang) A lot of something.
    That is a grip of cheese.
  6. Archaic spelling of grippe: Influenza, flu.
    She has the grip.
  7. (archaic) A small travelling-bag.
  8. Assistance; help or encouragement.
    He gave me a grip.
  9. A helpful, interesting, admirable, or inspiring person.
    You're a real grip.
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand
A handle or other place to grip
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[edit] Albanian

[edit] Noun

grip m.

  1. The flu, influenza

[edit] Romansch

[edit] Noun

grip

  1. rock

[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

grip

  1. griffin

[edit] Verb

grip (imperative of gripa)

  1. catch
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