grip
3
7.5
- noun
- /ɡrɪp/
- Archaic
:
valija (arcaico)
- Driver, will you get my grip?
- pack a grip
Examples
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I see she has picked up her old black medicine bag, the one like a grip with a hundred tiny drawers.
Fiction book (1994) -
I'll put your grip in there for you.
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I ran out of the depot with my grip.
Fiction book (1993) -
I got your grip here packed to the brim. We can't go off and leave them here.
Fiction book (1990) -
He hoisted his grip, knocking off a little gob of mud clinging to it.
Fiction book (1993) -
He packed his clothes neatly into the grip for the weekend trip.
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She carried a stylish grip while boarding the train with her friends.
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A large grip sat in the corner of the room, filled with travel essentials.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A flexible container for carrying personal things like books or clothes
356
1.0
A large box with a handle for carrying clothes when you travel
3
1.8
Small bags you carry onto a plane or train instead of checking them
1
1.3
A case for carrying clothes and personal items on a trip
A small suitcase you carry by hand for clothes and personal things
Compounds
- Jargon
A leg hold that wraps around an opponent and squeezes by locking the feet together
- Jargon
A hold that wraps the legs around an opponent's body or head and squeezes with the feet
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Grip meaning a small suitcase comes from the idea of 'holding'—it was a small bag you could grip in your hand, so the name shows it is made to be carried easily.