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# grip

noun (a grip, grips); verb (grip, grips, gripped, gripping)

«grip» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To grip is to hold something very tightly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grip/#m1)
2. A grip is a tight hold: Keep a firm grip on the rope. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grip/#m2)
3. A grip is the part of something you hold, like the handle of a racket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grip/#m3)
4. Grip is how well something holds onto a surface without slipping: Shoes need good grip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grip/#m4)
5. To grip someone can mean to hold their attention strongly: The story gripped me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grip/#m5)

### In the lessons

In science, grip comes from friction: rough soles, tyre treads and rubber handles grip better; wet and icy surfaces have less grip. In sport and PE: grip the bat, a good grip on the bars. In stories, a gripping book is so exciting you cannot stop reading. Phrases: get a grip (calm down), lose your grip, a firm grip, in the grip of.

### Examples

- Grip the handlebars tightly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grip/#x1)
- Keep a good grip on the dog's lead. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grip/#x2)
- My trainers have good grip on the wet floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grip/#x3)
- The tyres lost grip on the ice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grip/#x4)
- The story gripped me from the first page. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grip/#x5)
- Hold the racket by the grip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grip/#x6)
- The town was in the grip of a cold winter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grip/#x7)
- Get a grip, it's only a spider! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grip/#x8)
- But an iron claw gripped his shoulder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grip/#x9)

### Note

Past: gripped, gripping (double p). Adjective: gripping (very exciting). In science, more friction = more grip.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «grip» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/grip/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«grip» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/grip.html) on Mova free.