Meaning of "grip" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GRIP

Old English gripe grasp; related to Old Norse gripr property, Old High German grif.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF GRIP

grip  [ɡrɪp]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRIP

Grip is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb grip in English.

WHAT DOES GRIP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Grip

Grip may refer to: ▪ Battery grip, an accessory for camera ▪ "Grip", a raven, is an important character in Charles Dickens' Barnaby Rudge ▪ "Grip", a dog is a minor character in Henry Kingsley's Ravenshoe ▪ Grip, a job in the film industry ▪ Key grip, the chief grip on a film set ▪ Grip strength, a measure of hand strength ▪ Grippers, exercise machines used to increase hand strength ▪ Handle, a part of, or attachment to, an object, allowing it to be moved or used by hand ▪ Pistol grip, the handle of a firearm, or a similar handle on a tool ▪ Power grip, one way of gripping objects ▪ Precision grip, another way of gripping objects, which allows finer control ▪ Handbag or luggage circa 1940s...

Definition of grip in the English dictionary

The first definition of grip in the dictionary is the act or an instance of grasping and holding firmly. Other definition of grip is Also called: handgrip. the strength or pressure of such a grasp, as in a handshake. Grip is also the style or manner of grasping an object, such as a tennis racket.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GRIP

PRESENT

Present

I grip

you grip

he/she/it grips

we grip

you grip

they grip

Present continuous

I am gripping

you are gripping

he/she/it is gripping

we are gripping

you are gripping

they are gripping

Present perfect

I have gripped

you have gripped

he/she/it has gripped

we have gripped

you have gripped

they have gripped

Present perfect continuous

I have been gripping

you have been gripping

he/she/it has been gripping

we have been gripping

you have been gripping

they have been gripping

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I gripped

you gripped

he/she/it gripped

we gripped

you gripped

they gripped

Past continuous

I was gripping

you were gripping

he/she/it was gripping

we were gripping

you were gripping

they were gripping

Past perfect

I had gripped

you had gripped

he/she/it had gripped

we had gripped

you had gripped

they had gripped

Past perfect continuous

I had been gripping

you had been gripping

he/she/it had been gripping

we had been gripping

you had been gripping

they had been gripping

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will grip

you will grip

he/she/it will grip

we will grip

you will grip

they will grip

Future continuous

I will be gripping

you will be gripping

he/she/it will be gripping

we will be gripping

you will be gripping

they will be gripping

Future perfect

I will have gripped

you will have gripped

he/she/it will have gripped

we will have gripped

you will have gripped

they will have gripped

Future perfect continuous

I will have been gripping

you will have been gripping

he/she/it will have been gripping

we will have been gripping

you will have been gripping

they will have been gripping

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would grip

you would grip

he/she/it would grip

we would grip

you would grip

they would grip

Conditional continuous

I would be gripping

you would be gripping

he/she/it would be gripping

we would be gripping

you would be gripping

they would be gripping

Conditional perfect

I would have grip

you would have grip

he/she/it would have grip

we would have grip

you would have grip

they would have grip

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been gripping

you would have been gripping

he/she/it would have been gripping

we would have been gripping

you would have been gripping

they would have been gripping

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you grip
we let´s grip
you grip

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to grip

Past participle

gripped

Present Participle

gripping

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «GRIP»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «grip» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of grip

absorb · affect · afflict · appreciation · attack · awareness · beset · catch · catch up · clasp · clutch · command · compel · comprehension · control · convulse · discernment · dominance · domination · engross · enthral · entrance · fascinate · friction · grasp · handclasp · hold · influence · mastery · mesmerize · perception · possession · power · purchase · rack · rivet · rule · seize · sense · smite · spellbind · sway · take over · traction · understanding

TRANSLATION OF GRIP

Find out the translation of grip to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of grip from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grip» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 抓住
• Translator English - Spanish: coger con fuerza
• English: grip
• Translator English - Hindi: पकड़
• Translator English - Arabic: يـُمْسِك
• Translator English - Russian: сжать
• Translator English - Portuguese: segurar
• Translator English - Bengali: খপ্পর
• Translator English - French: serrer
• Translator English - Malay: Cengkaman
• Translator English - German: greifen
• Translator English - Japanese: しっかりつかむ
• Translator English - Korean: 단단히 잡다
• Translator English - Javanese: cekelan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cầm chặt
• Translator English - Tamil: பிடியில்
• Translator English - Marathi: पकड
• Translator English - Turkish: kavrama
• Translator English - Italian: afferrare
• Translator English - Polish: chwycić
• Translator English - Ukrainian: хапати
• Translator English - Romanian: a prinde
• Translator English - Greek: σφίγγω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: greep
• Translator English - Swedish: greppa
• Translator English - Norwegian: gripe

10 QUOTES WITH «GRIP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word grip.

1

Jean Alesi

When you drive a car, either you manage it and feel it with the grip of the car, or, like me, you fix it on visual speed. If you do it through the grip, you lose it very quickly - because when the track changes, you can have scares. I do it visually, so if I am going too fast I fight to get the car back, but I do not do it by feeling the grip.

2

Lewis Black

When a country wants television more than they want clean water, they've lost their grip.

3

Anthony Bourdain

Southeast Asia has a real grip on me. From the very first time I went there, it was a fulfillment of my childhood fantasies of the way travel should be.

4

Morgan Brittany

Well, our children do know what this industry is about, but they have a good grip on who they are.

5

Ken Buck

I'm coming to Washington, D.C., to do the people's work. And the people's work has to do with reducing spending and cutting budgets and, and trying to get a grip on the size of government.

6

Steve Carlton

To get the feel of how the slider should roll off of your index finger, use this grip and practice at half speed and roughly half the distance to the mound.

7

Rich Cohen

The Toothbrush mustache was first introduced in Germany by Americans, who turned up with it at the end of the 19th century the way Americans would turn up with ducktails in the 1950s. It was a bit of modern efficiency, an answer to the ornate mustaches of Europe - pop effluvia that fell into the grip of a bad, bad man.

8

Russell Crowe

Like everyone else, I've had moments when I've felt that I've been losing my grip.

9

Tim Curry

I still find it quite easy to find my way into a child's imagination. We're all Peter Pan ourselves in some respects. Everybody should keep some grip on childhood, even as a grownup.

10

Tom Daschle

We need real campaign finance reform to loosen the grip of special interests on politics.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRIP»

Discover the use of grip in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grip and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Grip Book

The Grip Book, Fourth Edition has been updated and revised to be even more valuable to professional grips-the "jack-of-all-trades and master of all" on a film or video set.

Michael Uva, 2012

Death Grip: A Climber's Escape from Benzo Madness

Death Grip chronicles a top climber's near-fatal struggle with anxiety and depression, and his nightmarish journey through the dangerous world of prescription drugs.

Matt Samet, 2013

Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business

In Traction, you’ll learn the secrets of strengthening the six key components of your business.

Gino Wickman, 2013

Monkey Grip

In ''Monkey Grip'', Helen Garner charts the lives of a generation.

Helen Garner, 2011

In the Grip of Grace

His holiness is sufficient for all our sin. And that's grace. Best-selling author Max Lucado proclaims the grace of God to be "the greatest discovery of my life.

Max Lucado, 2009

The Grip Book, Fifth Edition: The Studio Grip’s Essential Guide

In The Grip Book, Fifth Edition, seasoned Hollywood grip Michael G. Uva teaches you to install, set up, maintain, and ensure the safety of all equipment on a set, such as C-stands, cameras, and any specialty gear needed for a shoot.

Michael G. Uva, 2013

Get a Financial Grip: A Simple Plan for Financial Freedom

Pete Wargent used shares, index funds and investmentproperty tobecome a millionaire at the age of 33 and quit fulltimework.

Pete Wargent, 2012

In the Grip

This edition also focuses on workplace issues and the effects of long-term stress on employees at all levels within an organization, based on research and the reported experiences of a stratified national sample of working adults.

Naomi L. Quenk, 2000

Uva's Basic Grip Book

A fully updated and expanded glossary completes the book. Uva's Basic Grip Book covers beginners' most frequently asked questions and helps them to acquire basic skills.

Michael Uva, Sabrina Uva, 2002

Getting a Grip: On My Body, My Mind, My Self

This New York Times hardcover bestseller is a remarkable journey through fame, tragedy, self-discovery, and triumph Getting a Grip chronicles Monica Seles's early success on the tennis circuit where, at age sixteen, she became the youngest ...

Monica Seles, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRIP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grip is used in the context of the following news items.

HTC's Grip Fitness Band, the One You Assumed was Cancelled …

Everyone remember the HTC Grip? No? Vaguely? The HTC Grip was the fitness band that HTC introduced during their One M9 keynote at ... «Droid Life, Jul 15»

Abbas loses grip on the West Bank

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas appears to be losing his grip on the West Bank as the number of those opposed to him is ... «Middle East Monitor, Jul 15»

If You Were a Fan of The Full Auto Series You Need to Check Out …

GRIP is a new “intense combat racer” developed by the two person team over at Caged Element. It's being built on the Unreal Engine 4 and is ... «Only Single Player, Jul 15»

OPINION: Get a grip on agents for the good of the game

It's not easy to see a solution, but the authorities have to get a grip of it. Tighter regulations, perhaps banning agents from hawking youngsters ... «Crewe Chronicle, Jul 15»

Astros Lose Grip on First Half's Final Day

ANAHEIM, CA - OCTOBER 18: Manager Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim addresses the media during an off-day press ... «NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, Jul 15»

MASTER CLASS Right grip a matter of safety, optimizing the lift

David S. Martinous uses an underhand grip as he starts the first step of the Bent Over Underhand Row exercise at Little Rock Racquet Club. «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»

Party seeks tighter grip over military

During a report on high-level military talks with Laos in Pyongyang on July 11th, North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency revealed ... «Daily NK, Jul 15»

Shock resignation breaks Labour grip on Hatfield Town Council

Shock resignation breaks Labour grip on Hatfield Town Council. 11:22 13 July 2015. Alex Lewis. Cllr Mike Alder. Archant. A Labour member of Hatfield Town ... «Times 24, Jul 15»

HuskeyThe country needs to get a grip on Freedom of Speech

A friend, at least a person I had always considered a friend, called and left a message on my voicemail to tell me he was tired of me talking ... «The Times Herald, Jul 15»

Novak Djokovic the upstart keeps grip on Wimbledon title

But usurpers can have a nasty habit of keeping a firm grip on the levers of power. And this one never really looked like letting go. Djokovic ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»