death grip
nounDefinition of death grip
1 : an extremely tight grip caused especially by fear
2 : hold sense 3b maintained their death grip on overseas markets
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Synonyms & Antonyms for death grip
Synonyms
arm, authority, clutch, command, control, dominion, grip, hold, mastery, power, reign, rein(s), sway
Antonyms
impotence, impotency, powerlessness
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And since the mere mention of an educational vacation will probably send your darlings screaming from the room with a death grip on their smart phones, what’s a parent to do? — Juliet Izon, Good Housekeeping, "Why Your Kids Will Love a Trip to Philly as Much as the Magic Kingdom," 30 July 2018 The kid still had his hands sealed in a death grip on the handles. — Jeff Johnson, Outside Online, "Jeff Johnson on the First Time He Saved a Life," 11 July 2018 But, death grip handshakes aside, Trump has so far been gushingly polite in his dealings with Asian leaders. — Joseph Hincks / Seoul, Time, "Translating Trump and Kim: Spare a Thought for the Interpreters at the June 12 Summit," 11 June 2018 If this means easing some of that dividend death grip, so be it. — Anchorage Daily News, "Break the deadlock, tap the fund," 21 Jan. 2018 Maybe our death grip on our phones, which now occupy five hours of every day, isn’t a personal failing—lack of willpower, rudeness, narcissism. — Nitasha Tiku, WIRED, "The WIRED Guide to Internet Addiction," 18 Apr. 2018 Buy Synthetics with Odor-Fighting Treatment Synthetics like polyester are notorious for holding onto funk with a death grip. — Joe Jackson, Outside Online, "How to Rid Your Gear of Funky Smells," 13 Apr. 2018 But the implacability of the act, and the meticulous deconstruction of the vehicle, reveals not only Bradley’s brute strength and boiling point, but also his director’s death grip on style and tempo. — Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, "Review: ‘Brawl in Cell Block 99’ Features a Revelatory Vince Vaughn," 5 Oct. 2017 There is, Kurniawan suggests, a wisp of a line between selfish cruelty and righteous violence, between voyeurism and action, between a passionate embrace and a death grip. — Jane Yong Kim, The Atlantic, "Eka Kurniawan's Darkly Comic Tale of Boyhood," 15 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'death grip.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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