grip
grip is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.An energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength in grasping.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- ant
- atomic
- back
- bird
- bond
- captive
- cartilage
- cartilaginous
- cement
- clench
- clinch
- close
- clutch
- cohesion
- coriaceous
- custody
- detain
- detention
- entail
- fast
- finger
- firm
- fist
- forceps
- fracture
- glue
- glutinousness
- grasp
- gripe
- gristle
- gristly
- ground
- hand
- have
- hold
- hook
- hug
- husband
- inalienable
- incommunicable
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is grip.
- What is an energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength in grasping called?
- What is a peculiar mode of clasping the hand, by which members of a secret association recognize or greet, one another; as, a masonic grip called?
- What is that by which anything is grasped; a handle or gripe; as, the grip of a sword called?
- What is a device for grasping or holding fast to something called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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