Definitions
1.verbTo take hold of, particularly with the hand."After a few slips, the tires gripped the pavement."
2.verbTo help or assist, particularly in an emotional sense."He grips me."
3.verbTo do something with another that makes you happy/gives you relief."Let’s grip (get a coffee, hang, take a break, see a movie, etc.)"
4.verbTo trench; to drain.
5.nounA hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand."It's good to have a firm grip when shaking hands."
6.nounA handle or other place to grip."There are several good grips on the northern face of this rock."
7.nounA visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or moved.
8.noun(film production) A person responsible for handling equipment on the set.
9.nounA channel cut through a grass verge (especially for the purpose of draining water away from the highway).
10.nounA lot of something."That is a grip of cheese."
11.nounA long time."I haven't seen you in a grip."
12.nounA small travelling-bag or gripsack.
13.nounAn apparatus attached to a car for clutching a traction cable.
14.nounAssistance; help or encouragement."He gave me a grip."
15.nounA helpful, interesting, admirable, or inspiring person."You're a real grip."
16.nounAs much as one can hold in a hand; a handful."I need to get a grip of nails for my project."
17.nounA tenacious grasp; a holding fast."in the grip of a blackmailer"
18.nounA device for grasping or holding fast to something.
19.nounA small ditch or trench; a channel to carry off water or other liquid; a drain.
20.nounThe griffin.
21.nounInfluenza, the flu.