grip

1. 1.

   hold fast or firmly

   “He gripped the steering wheel”

   Broaderseize

   Narrowerbitepinch
2. 2.

   to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match

   “the two men grappled with each other for several minutes”

   Synonymsgrapple

   Broaderseize
3. 3.

   to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe

   “The snake charmer fascinates the cobra”

   Synonymsfascinatetransfixspellbind

   Broaderinterest

Other forms of grip

plural

grips·

past tense or participle

gripped

past tense or participle

gript

present participle

gripping

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about grip

What does grip mean?

grip means "the act of grasping". That is the primary sense; the word has 10 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in grip?

grip has 1 syllable: grip. In IPA it is /ˈɡɹɪp/.

What is another word for grip?

Close synonyms include clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is grip a common word?

grip is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.