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grip

English

🔊 an intellectual hold or understanding
“a good grip on French history”
🔊 worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made
🔊 the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
🔊 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”
🔊 a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together
“in Britain they call a bobby pin a grip”
🔊 a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
“he carried his small bag onto the plane with him”
🔊 the act of grasping
“he released his clasp on my arm”
🔊 hold fast or firmly
“He gripped the steering wheel”
🔊 to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
“the two men grappled with each other for several minutes”
🔊 to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
“The snake charmer fascinates the cobra”