grip

Examples

• All

• And the government itself has absolutely no grip on what's going on.

• When states lose their grip over their territory, armed groups have greater freedom of action.

  Academic text (2012)

• And we thought, you know, we were getting some grip on this situation.

  YaleCourses

• It's the grip that is most important.

• I felt that I didn't have a grip on it at all.

  Big Think

• At the beginning of the election year, the Democrats' grip on the Senate seemed tenuous.

  Academic text (2013)

• It was about claiming our country back from the grip of dictatorship.

  Harvard University

• We need to get a better grip on the budget before making any more expenses.

• Having a solid grip on the material will help you ace the exam.

Synonyms

G

grasp

vsgrip

73 3.6

Understanding of a subject or idea

is a firmer or more effective hold on that understanding

Antonyms

C

confusion

389 1.8

A time when things are not organized and people do not know what to think or do

I

ignorance

316 3.9

Not knowing about something or how it works

Compounds

P

pistol grip

• Specialized

3 5.5

A handle shaped like the part of a small gun you hold with one hand

G

grip-and-grin

• Literature

9.1

A social event where people shake hands and pose for photos

S

scissor grip

• Jargon

8.3

A leg hold that wraps around an opponent and squeezes by locking the feet together

S

scissors grip

• Jargon

8.4

A hold that wraps the legs around an opponent's body or head and squeezes with the feet

How Clear

mastery

37 4.2

grip

146 3.0

understanding

871 1.1

inkling

33 6.1

Surface Forms

Etymology