What does "grip" mean?
Grip: An energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength in grasping.
Additional senses
- 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.To give a grip to; to grasp; to gripe.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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