to ungrip

Examples

• All

• She decided to ungrip the steering wheel and take a deep breath after the stressful drive.

• Mark Swift made himself ungrip his fingers from the edges of his desk, putting them in his lap, remembering purple.

  Fiction book (1999)

• After a tense moment, she finally ungripped the doorknob and stepped back.

Synonyms

L

to let go

vsto ungrip

∞ 1.4

To stop holding something or someone so they are free

implies release from a tight or firm grasp rather than any hold

L

to let go of

vsto ungrip

356 1.9

To stop holding something so it is not in your hand

focuses on release when the item is being held tightly rather than any hold

U

to unhand

vsto ungrip

• Literature

18 8.6

Let go of someone or something you are holding

is used for releasing something from a tight hand grip rather than a looser hold

U

to unclasp

vsto ungrip

3 5.6

To open something held closed by a small metal catch or let go of something you were holding

applies to releasing any tight hold and not only fastened items

U

to unloose

vsto ungrip

• Archaic

1 7.0

To make something less tight or set something free

means complete release from a tight hold rather than merely loosening something

U

to unloose grip

vsto ungrip

6.7

Let go of something you are holding, physically or emotionally

focuses on full release from a tight hold rather than merely loosening control

U

to unloosen

vsto ungrip

• Archaic

7.2

To make something less tight or free it from something holding it

refers mainly to freeing a physical tight grip rather than easing rules

How Firm

to clench

70 3.5

to hold

∞ 1.0

to ungrip

6.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology