grip
Từ điển Collocation
grip noun
1 hold on sth
ADJ. firm, good, secure, strong, tight | cruel, crushing, fierce, iron, painful, punishing, vice-like Her upper arms were seized in an iron grip. | restraining
VERB + GRIP have He still had a firm grip on my arm. | get, take Taking a tight grip on the hook, he began to pull it towards himself. | keep Keep a secure grip on the rope at all times. | lose She slipped and lost her grip of the rope. | tighten Robert tightened his grip on her shoulder. | loosen, relax, release, slacken
GRIP + VERB tighten | loosen, relax, slacken His grip slackened and she tore herself away.
PREP. in a/sb's ~ Hold the microphone in a firm grip. She was powerless in his vice-like grip. | ~ on She relaxed her grip on the door frame.
2 power/control
ADJ. firm, iron, powerful, strong, tight, vice-like
VERB + GRIP have The Church does not have a strong grip on the population. | get, take The government needs to get a grip on this problem. (informal) Get a grip! (= take control of yourself, your life, etc.) | keep We need to keep a tight grip on costs. | strengthen, tighten They managed to strengthen their grip on the southern part of the country. | lose (informal) Sometimes I feel I'm losing my grip (= losing control of my life, etc.)
PREP. in sth's ~ Winter still held them in its iron grip. a country in the grip of recession | ~ on The government does not seem to have a very firm grip on the economy.
PHRASES come/get to grips with sth (= to begin to take control of sth or understand sth difficult) I'm slowly getting to grips with the language.
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- the act of grasping; clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, hold
he released his clasp on my arm
he has a strong grip for an old man
she kept a firm hold on the railing
- the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; handle, handgrip, hold
he grabbed the hammer by the handle
it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip
- a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes; bag, traveling bag, suitcase
he carried his small bag onto the plane with him
- the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road); traction, adhesive friction
- worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made
- a firm controlling influence; grasp
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
- a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place; bobby pin, hairgrip
in England they call a bobby pin a grip
v.
- hold fast or firmly
He gripped the steering wheel
- to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; grapple
the two men grappled with each other for several minutes
- to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; fascinate, transfix, spellbind
The snake charmer fascinates the cobra
English Slang Dictionary
1. ability on the microphone
2. gun
3. money
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
grips|gripped|gripping
syn.: clasp clench clutch command comprehension control domination grasp handbag hold possession seize suitcase understanding valise
ant.: Loosen free release