grip
Definition
- n. the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
- n. worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made
- n. an intellectual hold or understanding
- v. hold fast or firmly
Word forms
- Past tense
- gripped
- Present participle
- gripping
- Past participle
- gripped
- Third person singular
- grips
Example sentences
n.
She had a firm grip on the steering wheel as she drove through the storm.
vt.
He gripped the rope tightly to prevent himself from falling.
vi.
The new movie really grips the audience from the start.