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gript

  [gript]
–verb
a pp. and pt. of grip.
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grip

  [grip] noun, verb, gripped or gript, grip⋅ping.
–noun
1. the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
2. the power of gripping: He has a strong grip.
3. a grasp, hold, or control.
4. mental or intellectual hold: to have a good grip on a problem.
5. competence or firmness in dealing with situations in one's work or personal affairs: The boss is old and is losing his grip.
6. a special mode of clasping hands: Members of the club use the secret grip.
7. something that seizes and holds, as a clutching device on a cable car.
8. a handle or hilt: That knife has a very unusual grip.
9. a sudden, sharp pain; spasm of pain.
10. grippe.
11. Older Use. a small traveling bag.
12.
a. Theater. a stagehand, esp. one who works on the stage floor.
b. Movies, Television. a general assistant available on a film set for shifting scenery, moving furniture, etc.
–verb (used with object)
13. to grasp or seize firmly; hold fast: We gripped the sides of the boat as the waves tossed us about.
14. to take hold on; hold the interest of: to grip the mind.
15. to attach by a grip or clutch.
–verb (used without object)
16. to take firm hold; hold fast.
17. to take hold on the mind.
—Idiom
18. come to grips with,
a. to encounter; meet; cope with: She had never come to grips with such a situation before.
b. to deal with directly or firmly: We didn't come to grips with the real problem.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME, OE gripe grasp (n.); c. G Griff, OE gripa handful; see gripe

Related forms:
gripless, adjective

Synonyms:
14. impress, attract, rivet, hold, fascinate.
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Word Origin & History

grip  (v.)
O.E. grippan "to grip" (class I strong verb; past tense grap, pp. gripen), from W.Gmc. *gripjan (cf. O.H.G. gripfen), from root of gripe (q.v.). The noun developed from fusion of O.E. gripe "grasp, clutch" and gripa "handful, sheaf." Meaning "stage hand" is from 1888, from their work shifting scenery. Gripping in fig. sense of "grasping the emotions" is from 1896.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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