Entry Word: grip

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a bag carried by hand and designed to hold a travelerʼs clothing and personal articles <placed her grip in the trainʼs overhead rack and seated herself comfortably> — see traveling bag
2 the act or manner of holding <get a better grip on the lid and try to open the jar again> — see hold 1
3 the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something <has a good grip on basic Spanish grammar and spelling> — see comprehension
4 the right or means to command or control others <a tyrant that keeps the masses tightly in his grip> — see power 1