to grip
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1.3
- verb
- /ɡrɪp/
:
agarrar
- Marietta, her hand still on the telephone, grips the receiver so hard her knuckles turn white.
- grip someone's hand
- grip tightly
- grip the shaft
But we have nothing to grip onto at this point.
- But we have nothing to grip onto at this point.
- You don't need to grip the steering wheel so tight.
- It's just more like it grips onto my skin in a different way.
- Have you ever wanted to seize the day so hard that you're gripping it with your teeth?
- He couldn't close that hand up and he couldn't grip a football and he couldn't express himself.
- You can grip it comfortably, it won't poke your hand.
Examples
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Then she felt strong hands grip her wrists and pull her slowly to safety.
Fiction book (1990) -
Keep your finger flat against the side and grip it tight with a firm wrist.
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But we have nothing to grip onto at this point.
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Now you now see, you want to make sure to grip it firm but not too hard.
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I can barely grip it.
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You don't need to grip the steering wheel so tight.
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Our hero grips his Colt Special, edges into the hall.
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Baer grips Braddock's head in a headlock.
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Edgar is strapped to a girder by his belt, his shotgun gripped in his hands.
Fiction book (1990) -
She can easily grip the handlebars while riding her bike down the street.
Synonyms
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1.0
To take hold of something quickly with your hand
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2.7
To hold on tightly so you do not let go
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2.1
To hold on tightly to someone or something and not let go
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3.0
To keep something and not let it go
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2.0
To keep a strong grip on something so it does not fall
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1.6
To press something firmly with your hand or fingers
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3.4
To hold something tightly with the hands or because of strong feeling
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3.5
To squeeze something tightly with your hands or teeth
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3.4
To hold tightly to someone or something because of fear, need, affection
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1.1
To take and hold something firmly with the hands
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2.2
Grab something firmly with your hands to stay safe
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2.5
To take something in your hand
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3.1
Grab something or someone with your hands
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2.0
To grasp something with your hands
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5.1
To grab and hold someone or something during a struggle
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4.8
To hold someone tightly, for example in a fight or a hug
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1.4
Keep a person or thing tightly against your body
To hold on to something so it stays attached
To take and hold something with a hand or tail
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
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 Firm
Surface Forms
Etymology
Grip as a verb comes from the old English gripan 'to seize' or 'to hold', so to grip something is to take it and 'hold' it tightly.