Main Entry: ¹grip

Pronunciation: \ˈgrip\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): gripped; grip·ping

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

Date: before 12th century

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