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Meaning of "grips" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GRIPS

grips  [ˈɡrɪps] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRIPS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grips is 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.

WHAT DOES GRIPS 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 grips in the English dictionary

The definition of grips in the dictionary is the act of dealing with or confronting somethingto come to grips with sth or to get to grips with sth.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRIPS


apocalypse
əˈpɒkəlɪps
bagpipes
ˈbæɡˌpaɪps
clips
ˈklɪps
Cripps
krɪps
drapes
dreɪps
eclipse
ɪˈklɪps
ellipse
ɪˈlɪps
forceps
ˈfɔːsɪps
gapes
ɡeɪps
grapes
ɡreɪps
MIPS
mɪps
panpipes
ˈpænˌpaɪps
Phillips
ˈfɪlɪps
pipes
paɪps
snips
snɪps
swipes
swaɪps
thrips
θrɪps
whips
wɪps
woodchips
ˈwʊdtʃɪps
yips
jɪps

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRIPS

grip
grip strip
grip tape
gripe
gripe water
griper
gripey
griping
gripingly
gripman
grippe
gripped
gripper
gripping
grippingly
gripple
grippy
gripsack

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRIPS

amidships
asparagus tips
at one´s fingertips
athwartships
cheap as chips
Eastern Townships
first four ships
fish and chips
game chips
get to grips
have had one´s chips
lick one´s lips
Mendips
midships
oven chips
personal relationships
polystyrene chips
the yips
tin snips
tortilla chips

Synonyms and antonyms of grips in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GRIPS»

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

Translation of «grips» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRIPS

Find out the translation of grips to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of grips from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grips» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

握把
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apretones
570 millions of speakers

English

grips
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पकड़ती
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السيطرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

захваты
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apertos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাণিজ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poignées
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Genggaman
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Griffe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

グリップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그립
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Grip
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hiểu thấu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஈர்ப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पट्ट्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kulplar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impugnature
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uchwyty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

захвати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mânere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λαβές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grepp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

grepene
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grips

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRIPS»

The term «grips» is very widely used and occupies the 14.129 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRIPS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «grips» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «grips» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grips

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10 QUOTES WITH «GRIPS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word grips.
1
Brooke Adams
As an actress, I always felt like the people you met on set were interchangeable with the people you met on other sets - the grips, the gaffers, the actors, the directors - everybody steps into their role.
2
Robby Benson
If you're afraid of death, I would say, either fight for your life or come to grips with the fact you may not make it. And in doing that there shouldn't be bitterness. There should be a celebration. There should be an understanding of how lucky you are. That's how I feel.
3
George Best
I even found it difficult to watch myself playing on TV because I couldn't identify with the person on the screen. I couldn't get to grips with it. It was as if it was all happening to someone else.
4
Heather Brooke
Say what you will about Americans, but one thing they are not is passive. The Bush administration may have pushed through the Patriot Act weeks after 11 September, but, as the American public got to grips with how the law was affecting their individual rights, their protests grew loud and angry.
5
Earl Campbell
There are two things panic patients hate to do. They hate to take medication - and they hate to go to doctors. They hate to come to grips.
6
David Chalmers
Even when I was studying mathematics, physics, and computer science, it always seemed that the problem of consciousness was about the most interesting problem out there for science to come to grips with.
7
Whittaker Chambers
On a scale personal enough to be felt by all, but big enough to be symbolic, the two irreconcilable faiths of our time - Communism and Freedom - came to grips in the persons of two conscious and resolute men.
8
Chuck D
Downloadable music is the biggest musical phenomenon since the Beatles, and the music industry is slow to come to grips with that.
9
James Ellroy
I want to see these bad, bad, bad, bad men come to grips with their humanity.
10
Lukas Foss
To come to grips with creativity, I must ask creative, adventurous questions - the kind which, in all likelihood, cannot be answered.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRIPS»

Discover the use of grips in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grips and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Coming to Grips with Genesis: Biblical Authority and the Age ...
FOURTEEN DIFFERENT SCHOLARS ADDRESS KEY TOPICS RELATED TO THE AGE OF THE EARTH WHICH IS THE CRUCIAL ISSUE OF DEBATE IN THE CHURCH TODAY
Terry Mortenson, Thane Hutcherson Ury, 2008
2
Coming to Grips with Huckleberry Finn: Essays on a Book, a ...
By approaching Twain's novel from several quite different perspectives, Quirk reveals how the author's imagination worked and why this novel has affected so many people for so long and in so many curious ways.
Tom Quirk, 1995
3
Getting to Grips with Asperger Syndrome: Understanding ...
Easy-to-read and accessible, this book is a useful reference for friends and family of individuals with AS, as well as health and social care staff and students, whatever the level of training and experience.
Carol Hagland, 2009
4
Gaffers, Grips and Best Boys: From Producer-Director to ...
Top movie professionals, including producers, story analysts, screenwriters, sound mixers, editors, and publicists, discuss their jobs
Eric Taub, 1994
5
Behind the Mask: Getting to Grips with Crime and Violence in ...
To come to terms with crime and violence in South Africa, we must get behind the mask not only of the criminal, but also of society itself. We have to understand the hidden social processes that give rise to crime and violence.
Tony Emmett, Alexander Butchart, 2000
6
Grips, Clamps, Clamping Techniques, and Strain Measurement ...
The 12 papers address two issues: problems and techniques in testing and reporting data for strong reinforcement products, and creating a repeatable and reproducible test methodology for those materials.
Peter E. Stevenson, 2000
7
Coming to Grips with Malaria in the New Millennium
Sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme on behalf of the UN Development Group.
‎2005
8
Finger Grips Etched in Faith: Staying the Course of Life
"Finger Grips Etched in Faith" chronicles the details of his life while reflecting on the culture of work, the value of family, and the power, love, and wisdom of God.Frierson's compelling narrative, depicting the path of his life, offers ...
Andrew Frierson, 2011
9
Get to Grips with English Grammar: Flash
The books in this bite-sized new series contain no complicated techniques or tricky materials, making them ideal for the busy, the time-pressured or the merely curious.
Ron Simpson, 2011
10
The Modern Guide to Golf Clubmaking: The Principles and ...
New grips can make a player's clubs feel original again and can instill long-lost confidence in his game. While many golfers will have difficulty initially relating to specifications such as offset, face angle, and so on, they can talk about grips with  ...
Jeff Jackson, Jeff Summitt, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRIPS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grips is used in the context of the following news items.
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Best dad ever? Minions fever grips 'father and son' in adorable …
Kids around the world just can't get enough of the Minions, it seems, with the new animated movie breaking records this weekend. But one dad ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Review: Death Grips at Union Transfer
Much like its music, Death Grips' show at sold-out Union Transfer on Friday night felt like many things. Was this a punk or scream-o show in a ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
3
Caution grips markets; Sensex loses its early momentum
Mumbai: The BSE benchmark Sensex lost its early surge trading lower by 8.74 points while the broader Nifty failed to hold on to 8,400-mark ... «indiatvnews.com, Jul 15»
4
Greeks come to grips with realities of latest international bailout terms
A users guide to the Greek economic crisis: The Greek economy is in the tank, its banks are closed and bailout talks are in limbo. To make ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»
5
Will Hooley getting to grips with life at Exeter Chiefs
Will Hooley says he is getting to grips with the way Exeter Chiefs play after just a few days of pre-season training. The Sandy Park outfit ... «Exeter Express and Echo, Jul 15»
6
Tension Grips Enugu Community As Gunmen Kill Monarch, 3 Others
Enugu — Tension yesterday gripped the once sleepy town of Nkerefi in Nkanu East local government area of Enugu state; following the ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
7
Icy cold snap grips Australia's southeast
The cold snap sweeping across southeastern Australia will reach as far as the Sunshine State. (AAP). Previous Next Show Grid. A child catches ... «SBS, Jul 15»
8
Tension grips Rajasthan village after chopped body parts of woman …
Tension grips Rajasthan village after chopped body parts of woman found. Saturday, 11 July 2015 - 9:40pm IST | Place: Jaipur | Agency: PTI. 10. Shares. «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
9
#360reviews: Mission cooling products - Towel, headwear, sleeves …
#360reviews: Mission cooling products - Towel, headwear, sleeves and grips. by Scott Grayston. Wednesday 01 July 2015. facebook · twitter · Google+. «Sport360°, Jul 15»
10
Opening ceremony grips Pan Am crowd
It was like we were watching the 1996 Olympics all over again. Esmie to Gilbert, Gilbert to Surin, Surin to Bailey. A glorious time for Canadian ... «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»

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