"The walker held with a death grip to his stick lest he drop it down the hill.; I gently tore the bloodied piece of paper out from her death grip.; The wolf held the chicken in a death grip until it stopped moving."
2.NounThe grip of something dead or dying.
"I gently tore the bloodied piece of paper out from her death grip."
3.NounA grip that kills.
"The wolf held the chicken in a death grip until it stopped moving."
4.NounA tight grip on the penis during masturbation.
5.NounA perilous situation or stalemate where failure or death is imminent.
"The armies came together in a death grip at the bottom of the valley."