grip

n

1. grasp, gripe, clutch, clench; grapple, clinch; clasp, handclasp, embrace, hug, hold, arms.

2. seizure, seizing, grasping, griping, clutching; reach, reaching, snatching, snatch, grabbing, grab.

3. hold, control, clutches, possession, custody, keeping; command, government, direction, rule, authority; mastery, domination, dominion, sovereignty.

4. small suitcase, valise, Gladstone bag, traveling bag, overnight bag; satchel, bag, shoulder bag, gym bag, duffel bag, duffel; kit bag, knapsack, sack, backpack, pack.

5. mental hold or grasp, Inf. fix, Sl. handle; understanding, comprehension, apprehension, realization; awareness, sense, feel, perception, apperception, cognition; knowledge, ken, Sl. savvy, Brit. Sl. suss.

6. knob, lever, handle, hilt.

7. sharp pain, pang, spasm, contraction, convulsion, paroxysm, throe.

8. grippe, influenza, flu, Pathol. ague.

9. come to grips with

face, deal with, cope with, handle, encounter, meet head on.

v

10. hold fast, gripe, clutch, clench, clasp, hug, grapple, clinch; take hold of, Inf. latch on or onto, take, grasp; seize, jump at, leap at, reach for, grab, catch or catch at, nab; snatch, Inf. snitch, take away from.

11. take hold on or of, absorb, engross, involve, take in, engulf; hypnotize, mesmerize, rivet, spellbind, enchant, entrance, fascinate.