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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024grip•per (grip′ər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that grips.
- [Print.](in certain presses) one of a number of fingerlike devices for gripping a sheet and transferring it to or from the printing surface.
- Metallurgydog (def. 13).
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024grip /grɪp/USA pronunciation n., v., gripped, grip•ping. n. [countable] - the act of grasping;
a seizing and holding fast;
firm grasp:held the hammer securely in his grip. - the power of grasping or holding fast:She has a strong grip when she shakes hands.
- mental or intellectual grasp or hold or emotional control:had a good grip on the problem.
- competence or firmness in dealing with things:He's beginning to lose his grip on reality.
- a special mode of clasping hands:a secret grip.
- a handle or hilt:a jeweled grip on a sword.
- a suitcase.
- a stagehand.
v. [~ + object] - to grasp or seize firmly;
hold fast:I gripped the pole on the subway car to keep from falling. - to hold the interest of:to grip the mind.
Idioms- Idioms come to grips with, [~ + object] to face and cope with:to come to grips with a problem.
grip•per, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024grip (grip),USA pronunciation n., v., gripped or gript, grip•ping. n. - the act of grasping;
a seizing and holding fast;
firm grasp. - the power of gripping:He has a strong grip.
- a grasp, hold, or control.
- mental or intellectual hold:to have a good grip on a problem.
- competence or firmness in dealing with situations in one's work or personal affairs:The boss is old and is losing his grip.
- a special mode of clasping hands:Members of the club use the secret grip.
- something that seizes and holds, as a clutching device on a cable car.
- a handle or hilt:That knife has a very unusual grip.
- a sudden, sharp pain;
spasm of pain. - grippe.
- Slang Terms[Older Use.]a small traveling bag.
- Show Business
- Show Business[Theat.]a stagehand, esp. one who works on the stage floor.
- Show Business[Motion Pictures, Television.]a general assistant available on a film set for shifting scenery, moving furniture, etc.
- Idioms come to grips with:
- to encounter;
meet;
cope with:She had never come to grips with such a situation before. - to deal with directly or firmly:We didn't come to grips with the real problem.
v.t. - to grasp or seize firmly;
hold fast:We gripped the sides of the boat as the waves tossed us about. - to take hold on;
hold the interest of:to grip the mind. - to attach by a grip or clutch.
v.i. - to take firm hold;
hold fast. - to take hold on the mind.
- bef. 900; Middle English, Old English gripe grasp (noun, nominal); cognate with German Griff, Old English gripa handful; see gripe
- 15.See corresponding entry in Unabridged impress, attract, rivet, hold, fascinate.
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