| 单词 | grip |
| 释义 | grip (once / 245 pages) 1vn 2vn 3n 4n To grip something is to hold it firmly. You might grip the TV remote to keep your roommate from trying to change the channel. When you want to hold on to something, you grip it. If your hands are strong and you can hold things well, you have a good grip. Grip is also the roughness or texture of something. A steering wheel has good grip if your hands don't slip while driving. This word can be also be used figuratively. If you’re upset, your friend might tell you to “get a grip” — that is, get a hold of yourself. WORD FAMILYgrip: gripped, gripping, grips, gript+/gripping: grippingly USAGE EXAMPLESMeanwhile, the nation is in the grip of a worsening heroin epidemic. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Mr. Thomas and the bride formally met one day earlier, when he suggested she grip his wrist, where his pulse is strongest. New York Times(Aug 08, 2016) Syria, Libya and Yemen are gripped by war. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1v hold fast or firmly He gripped the steering wheel Hypo|Hyper bite, seize with teeth to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws nip, pinch, squeeze, tweet, twinge, twitchsqueeze tightly between the fingers gnawbite or chew on with the teeth bite off, snap atbite off with a quick bite snapbring the jaws together nibblebite gently nipgive a small sharp bite to nibblebite off very small pieces goosepinch in the buttocks tweakpinch or squeeze sharply clutch, prehend, seize take hold of; grab 2v grip or seize, as in a wrestling match Syn|Hyper grapple clutch, prehend, seize take hold of; grab 3n the act of grasping he has a strong grip for an old man Syn|Hypo|Hyper clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, hold choke hold, chokehold a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind embrace, embracement, embracingthe act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) wrestling holda hold used in the sport of wrestling cuddle, nestle, snugglea close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace clinch, hug, squeezea tight or amorous embrace bear huga wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent nelsonany of several wrestling holds in which an arm is passed under the opponent's arm from behind and the hand exerts pressure on the back of the neck Japanese strangleholda wrestling hold in which the opponent's arms are crossed in front of his own neck to exert pressure on his windpipe lockany wrestling hold in which some part of the opponent's body is twisted or pressured scissor grip, scissor hold, scissors, scissors grip, scissors holda wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze strangleholda wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe toeholda wrestling hold in which the toe is held and the leg is twisted against the joints grasping, prehension, seizing, taking hold the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) 4n the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip Syn|Hypo|Hyper handgrip, handle, hold ax handle, axe handle the handle of an ax broom handle, broomstickthe handle of a broom cropthe stock or handle of a whip haft, helvethe handle of a weapon or tool hiltthe handle of a sword or dagger hoe handlethe handle of a hoe knoba round handle mop handlethe handle of a mop panhandlethe handle of a pan pommel, saddlebowhandgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle pommela handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse rake handlethe handle of a rake stockthe handle end of some implements or tools gunstock, stockthe handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun basket hilta hilt with a basket-shaped guard for the hand bitstock, bracea carpenter's tool having a crank handle for turning and a socket to hold a bit for boring butt, butt endthick end of the handle doorhandle, doorknoba knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain) horn, saddle horna high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather) pistol gripa handle (as of a gun or saw) shaped like the butt of a pistol stop(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes appendage a part that is joined to something larger 5n the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) Syn|Hyper adhesive friction, traction friction, rubbing the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another 6n a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place 2Syn|Hyper bobby pin, hairgrip hairpin a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place 1v render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe Syn|Hyper fascinate, spellbind, transfix interest excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of 2n an intellectual hold or understanding 3a good grip on French history they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities he was in the grip of a powerful emotion Syn|Hypo|Hyper grasp tentacle something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold influence a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc n a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes 4Syn|Hypo|Hyper bag, suitcase, traveling bag, travelling bag carpetbag traveling bag made of carpet; widely used in 19th century garment baga suitcase that unfolds to be hung up gripsacka small suitcase overnight bag, overnight case, overnightera small traveling bag to carry clothing and accessories for staying overnight Gladstone, Gladstone bag, portmanteaua large travelling bag made of stiff leather weekendera small suitcase to carry clothing and accessories for a weekend trip valisea small overnight bag for short trips baggage, luggage cases used to carry belongings when traveling n worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made Hyper skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker a worker who has acquired special skills |
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