grip
[ grip ]
/ grɪp /
noun
verb (used with object), gripped or gript, grip·ping.
verb (used without object), gripped or gript, grip·ping.
to take firm hold; hold fast.
to take hold on the mind.
Idioms for grip
- to encounter; meet; cope with: She had never come to grips with such a situation before.
- to deal with directly or firmly: We didn't come to grips with the real problem.
come to grips with,
Origin of grip
before 900; Middle English, Old English
gripe grasp (noun); cognate with German
Griff, Old English
gripa handful; see
gripe
OTHER WORDS FROM grip
grip·less, adjective re·grip, verb, re·gripped or re·gript, re·grip·ping. un·grip, verb, un·gripped, un·grip·ping.Words nearby grip
Example sentences from the Web for gripped
British Dictionary definitions for gripped (1 of 2)
grip
1
/ (ɡrɪp) /
noun
verb grips, gripping or gripped
to take hold of firmly or tightly, as by a clutch
to hold the interest or attention of
to grip an audience
Derived forms of grip
gripper, noun grippingly, adverbWord Origin for grip
Old English
gripe grasp; related to Old Norse
gripr property, Old High German
grif
British Dictionary definitions for gripped (2 of 2)
Idioms and Phrases with gripped
grip
see come to grips with; get a grip on; lose one's grip.