Grip | Mean of grip in English Dictionary

/ˈgrɪp/

• Verb
• to grab or hold (something) tightly
1. The little boy gripped his mother's hand tightly.
2. I gripped the door handle and pulled as hard as I could.
• to get and hold the interest or attention of (someone)
1. The story really grips the reader.
2. The scandal has gripped the nation.
• Noun
• the act of grabbing or holding something
1. She tightened her grip on the handlebars as she coasted down the hill.
2. I got a good grip on the door handle and pulled.
3. He loosened/relaxed/lost his grip on the rope.

• a way or style of holding something
1. a loose/tight grip
2. His tennis instructor showed him the proper backhand grip.
3. a golfer with an incorrect grip
• power or control
1. He has the country in his grip. [=he controls the country]
2. He has been doing all he can to maintain/tighten his grip on the company's finances.
3. The country is in the grip of a recession.
4. We're still in the grip of winter.
• an understanding of something
1. She has a good grip on local politics. [=she understands local politics well]
2. He can't seem to get a grip on [=gain a good understanding of] calculus.
• a part for holding something
1. a knife with a wooden grip [=handle]
2. I need new grips for my golf clubs.
• to begin to understand or deal with (something, such as a problem) in a direct or effective way
1. The government needs to come to grips with the unemployment problem.
• to get control of your thoughts and emotions and stop behaving in a foolish or uncontrolled way
1. Get a grip on yourself! This is no time to be hysterical!
• to lose control of your thoughts and emotions
1. I've never seen him so confused and indecisive—he really seems to be losing his grip.
2. The patient seems to be losing his grip on reality. [=confusing what is real and what is not real]