English Dictionary

grip

/ɡɹɪp/

noun

A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand. / A handle or other place to grip. / (figuratively) Assistance; help or encouragement.

He tightened his grip on the steering wheel.

意味（1）

A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand.

It's good to have a firm grip when shaking hands.

意味（2）

A handle or other place to grip.

the grip of a sword

意味（3）

(figuratively) Assistance; help or encouragement.

He gave me a grip.

意味（4）

(figuratively) A helpful, interesting, admirable, or inspiring person.

You're a real grip.

意味（5）

(figuratively) Control, power or mastery over someone or something; a tenacious grasp; a holding fast.

Dotcom mania was slow in coming to higher education, but now it has the venerable industry firmly in its grip. Since the launch early last year of Udacity and Coursera, two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations.

意味（6）

(slang) As much as one can hold in a hand; a handful.

I need to get a grip of nails for my project.

意味（7）

(computing, graphical user interface) A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or moved.

意味（8）

(film production) A person responsible for handling equipment on the set.

意味（9）

A channel cut through a grass verge (especially for the purpose of draining water away from the highway).

意味（10）

(chiefly Southern California slang) A lot of something.

That is a grip of cheese.

意味（11）

(chiefly Southern California slang) A long time.

I haven't seen you in a grip.

意味（12）

Archaic spelling of grippe: Influenza; the flu.

She has the grip.

意味（13）

(archaic except rail transport) A small travelling-bag or gripsack.

'I put my grips against the communicating door last night'.

意味（14）

An apparatus attached to a car for clutching a traction cable.

意味（15）

A device for grasping or holding fast to something.