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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Grip \Grip\, v. t. [From {Grip} a grasp; or P. gripper to seize; -- of German origin. See {Gripe}, v. t.] To give a grip to; to grasp; to gripe. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Grip \Grip\, n. [L. gryps, gryphus. See {Griffin}, {Grype}.] (Zool.) The griffin. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Grip \Grip\, n. [Cf. AS. grip furrow, hitch, D. greb.] A small ditch or furrow. --Ray. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Grip \Grip\, v. t. To trench; to drain. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Grip \Grip\, n. [AS. gripe. Cf. {Grip}, v. t., {Gripe}, v. t.] 1. An energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength in grasping. [1913 Webster] 2. A peculiar mode of clasping the hand, by which members of a secret association recognize or greet, one another; as, a masonic grip. [1913 Webster] 3. That by which anything is grasped; a handle or gripe; as, the grip of a sword. [1913 Webster] 4. A device for grasping or holding fast to something. [1913 Webster] 5. Specif., an apparatus attached to a car for clutching a traction cable. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 6. A gripsack; a hand bag; a satchel or suitcase. [Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] 7. (Med.) The influenza; grippe. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: grip n 1: the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing" [syn: {clasp}, {clench}, {clutch}, {clutches}, {grasp}, {grip}, {hold}] 2: the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip" [syn: {handle}, {grip}, {handgrip}, {hold}] 3: a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him" [syn: {bag}, {traveling bag}, {travelling bag}, {grip}, {suitcase}] 4: the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) [syn: {grip}, {traction}, {adhesive friction}] 5: worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made 6: an intellectual hold or understanding; "a good grip on French history"; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp" [syn: {grip}, {grasp}] 7: a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place; "in Britain they call a bobby pin a grip" [syn: {bobby pin}, {hairgrip}, {grip}] v 1: hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel" 2: to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes" [syn: {grapple}, {grip}] 3: to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra" [syn: {fascinate}, {transfix}, {grip}, {spellbind}] From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]: grip /xrip/ adhesion