 8 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
grip
noun
1: the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he
has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold
on the railing" [syn: {clasp}, {clench}, {clutch}, {clutches},
{grasp}, {hold}]
2: the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in
order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the
handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good
grip" [syn: {handle}, {handgrip}, {hold}]
3: a portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes;
"he carried his small bag onto the plane with him" [syn: {bag},
{traveling bag}, {suitcase}]
4: the friction between a body and the surface on which it
moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) [syn: {traction},
{adhesive friction}]
5: worker who moves the camera around while a film or
television show is being made
6: a firm controlling influence; "they kept a firm grip on the
two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful
emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp" [syn: {grasp}]
7: a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together;
used to hold bobbed hair in place; "in England they call a
bobby pin a grip" [syn: {bobby pin}, {hairgrip}]
verb
1: hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel"
2: to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men
grappled with each other for several minutes" [syn: {grapple}]
3: to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing
terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"
[syn: {fascinate}, {transfix}, {spellbind}]
[also: {gript}, {gripping}, {gripped}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Grip \Grip\, noun [L. gryps, gryphus. See {Griffin}, {Grype}.]
(Zo["o]l.)
The griffin. [Obs.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Grip \Grip\, noun [Cf. AS. grip furrow, hitch, D. greb.]
A small ditch or furrow. --Ray.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Grip \Grip\, verb (used with an object)
To trench; to drain.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Grip \Grip\, noun [AS. gripe. Cf. {Grip}, verb (used with an object), {Gripe}, verb (used with an object)]
1. An energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength
in grasping.
2. A peculiar mode of clasping the hand, by which members of
a secret association recognize or greet, one another; as,
a masonic grip.
3. That by which anything is grasped; a handle or gripe; as,
the grip of a sword.
4. A device for grasping or holding fast to something.
5. Specif., an apparatus attached to a car for clutching a
traction cable.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
6. A gripsack; a hand bag; a satchel or suitcase. [Colloq.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
7. (Med.) The influenza; grippe.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Grip \Grip\, verb (used with an object) [From {Grip} a grasp; or P. gripper to seize;
-- of German origin. See {Gripe}, verb (used with an object)]
To give a grip to; to grasp; to gripe.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
265 Moby Thesaurus words for "grip":
abduct, ability, absorb, absorb the attention, access, acerbity,
acidity, acridity, acrimony, address, adeptness, adhere to,
administration, adroitness, airmanship, apoplexy, apprehension,
approach, arrest, artfulness, artisanship, artistry, astringency,
attack, authority, awareness, bear hug, beset, bite, bitterness,
bravura, brilliance, capability, capacity, carry off, case, catch,
catch up, causticity, charm, clairvoyance, clamp, clasp, claws,
cleave to, clench, cleverness, clinch, cling, clinging, clip,
clutch, clutches, coercion, command, compel, competence,
comprehension, conception, conceptualization, confront, constraint,
contend with, control, convulsion, coordination, cope with, craft,
craftsmanship, cramp, cunning, custody, deal with, death grip,
deftness, dexterity, dexterousness, dextrousness, diplomacy,
disposition, domination, dominion, drive, duress, eclampsia, edge,
efficiency, embrace, empery, empire, enchant, engage,
engage the attention, engage the mind, engage the thoughts,
engross, engross the mind, engross the thoughts, enthrall,
entrance, epilepsy, epitasis, exercise, expertise, face, facility,
falling sickness, fascinate, feel, feeling, fierceness, finesse,
firm hold, fit, foothold, footing, foreknowledge, freeze to,
governance, government, grab, grace, grapple, grapple with, grasp,
gripe, haft, hand, hand-clasp, handiness, handle, hands, hang on,
hang on to, harshness, helm, helve, hold, hold fast, hold on,
hold on to, hold spellbound, hold the interest, hold tight,
holdall, horsemanship, hug, hypnotize, ictus, ideation, immerse,
impel, infatuate, influence, ingeniousness, ingenuity,
intellection, intelligence, involve, involve the interest,
iron grip, iron hand, jurisdiction, keenness, keep hold of, kidnap,
know-how, marksmanship, mastership, mastery, mental grasp,
mesmerize, monopolize, mordacity, mordancy, never let go, nip,
not let go, obsess, occupy, occupy the attention, orgasm,
overnight bag, paroxysm, perception, poignancy, point, possess,
power, practical ability, precognition, prehension, preoccupy,
proficiency, prowess, purchase, quickness, raj, readiness,
regnancy, reign, reins of government, resource, resourcefulness,
restraint, rigor, rivet, roughness, rule, satchel, savoir-faire,
savvy, seamanship, seize, seizure, sense, sensitivity, severity,
sexual climax, shanghai, sharpness, skill, skillfulness,
sovereignty, spasm, spellbind, stick to, sting, stridency,
stringency, stroke, style, suitcase, suzerainty, sway, tackle,
tact, tactfulness, take, take up, talons, tartness,
technical brilliance, technical mastery, technical skill,
technique, teeth, tenure, throes, throttle, tight grip, timing,
toehold, trenchancy, understanding, undertake, vehemence, view,
violence, virtuosity, virulence, wisdom, wit, wizardry,
workmanship
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
GRIP
Graph Reduction In Parallel.
Simon Peyton Jones's GRIP machine built at {UCL}, now at the
{University of Glasgow}. It has many processors ({Motorola
68020} or other) on {Futurebus} with intelligent memory units.
(1994-12-14)
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