grip

¹grip

verb \ˈgrip\

grippedgrip·ping

Definition of GRIP

transitive verb

1

: to seize or hold firmly

2

: to hold the interest of strongly <a story that grips the reader>

— grip·per noun

— grip·ping·ly \ˈgri-piŋ-lē\ adverb

Examples of GRIP

1. The little boy gripped his mother's hand tightly.
2. I gripped the door handle and pulled as hard as I could.
3. The story really grips the reader.
4. The scandal has gripped the nation.

Origin of GRIP

Middle English grippen, from Old English grippan; akin to Old English grīpan

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to GRIP

Synonyms: clench, cling (to), clutch, hold

Related Words: bear, carry; bag, capture, catch, collar, corral, grab, grapple, hook, land, latch (on or onto), nab, nail, seize, snap (up), snare, snatch, take, trap; feel, finger, handle, paw; clasp, embrace, grasp, hug; cradle

Near Antonyms: drop, give, hand, unclasp, unhand; cede, deliver, give up, hand out, hand over, release, relinquish, render, turn over, yield

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Rhymes with GRIP

blip, chip, clip, dip, drip, flip, grippe, gyp, hip, kip, lip, nip, pip, quip, rip, scrip, ship, sip, skip, slip, snip, strip, tip, trip, whip, yip, zip