What does "grip" mean?

Grip: An energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength in grasping.

Additional senses

  1. 2.A peculiar mode of clasping the hand, by which members of a secret association recognize or greet, one another; as, a masonic grip.
  2. 3.That by which anything is grasped; a handle or gripe; as, the grip of a sword.
  3. 4.A device for grasping or holding fast to something.
  4. 5.To give a grip to; to grasp; to gripe.

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