What does GRIP mean?

Definitions for GRIP
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, holdnoun

    the act of grasping

    "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"

  2. handle, grip, handgrip, holdnoun

    the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

    "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"

  3. bag, traveling bag, travelling bag, grip, suitcasenoun

    a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes

    "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him"

  4. grip, traction, adhesive frictionnoun

    the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)

  5. gripnoun

    worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made

  6. grip, graspnoun

    an intellectual hold or understanding

    "a good grip on French history"; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp"

  7. bobby pin, hairgrip, gripverb

    a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place

    "in Britain they call a bobby pin a grip"

  8. gripverb

    hold fast or firmly

    "He gripped the steering wheel"

  9. grapple, gripverb

    to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match

    "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"

  10. fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbindverb

    to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe

    "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Gripnoun

    A small ditch. Robert Ainsworth

ChatGPT

  1. grip

    A grip refers to the act or capability of holding, grasping, or maintaining control over something, typically using the hands. It can also refer to a firm or secure hold, dominance, or control over a particular situation. In addition, in film and television production, a grip is a person responsible for the setup, adjustment, and maintenance of production equipment on the set.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Gripnoun

    the griffin

  2. Gripnoun

    a small ditch or furrow

  3. Gripverb

    to trench; to drain

  4. Gripverb

    an energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength in grasping

  5. Gripverb

    a peculiar mode of clasping the hand, by which members of a secret association recognize or greet, one another; as, a masonic grip

  6. Gripverb

    that by which anything is grasped; a handle or gripe; as, the grip of a sword

  7. Gripverb

    a device for grasping or holding fast to something

  8. Gripverb

    to give a grip to; to grasp; to gripe

  9. Etymology: [L. gryps, gryphus. See Griffin, Grype.]

Wikidata

  1. Grip

    In the U.S. and Canada, grips are lighting and rigging technicians in the filmmaking and video production industries. They constitute their own department on a film set and are directed by a key grip. Grips have two main functions. The first is to work closely with the camera department to provide camera support, especially if the camera is mounted to a dolly, crane, or in an unusual position, such as the top of a ladder. Some grips may specialize in operating camera dollies or camera cranes. The second main function of grips is to work closely with the electrical department to create lighting set-ups necessary for a shot under the direction of the Director of Photography. In the UK, Australia and most parts of Europe, grips are not involved in lighting. In the "British System", adopted throughout Europe and the British Commonwealth, a grip is solely responsible for camera mounting and support. The term 'grip' dates back to the early era of the circus. From there it was used in vaudeville and then in today's film sound stages and sets. Some have suggested the name comes from the 1930s-40s slang term for a tool bag or "grip" that these technicians use to carry their tools to work. Another popular theory states that in the days of hand-cranked cameras, it would be necessary for a few burly men to hang on to the tripod legs to stop excessive movement of the camera. These men became known as the 'good grips'- as they were constantly being instructed to 'keep a good grip on the tripod'.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Grip

    grip, n. a small ditch or trench, a drain.—Also Gripe. [M. E. grip, grippe; cf. Low Ger. gruppe.]

  2. Grip

    grip, n. grasp or firm hold with the hand, &c.: the handle or part by which anything is grasped: a mode of grasping, a particular mode of grasping hands for mutual recognition, as by Freemasons: a clutching device connecting a car with a moving traction-cable: oppression: pinching distress.—v.t. to take fast hold of, to grasp or gripe:—pr.p. grip′ping; pa.p. gripped, gript.—v.t. Grīpe, to grasp with the hand: to seize and hold fast: to squeeze: to give pain to the bowels.—n. fast hold, grasp: forcible retention: a griffin: a usurer: (pl.) severe spasmodic pain in the intestines.—n. Grīp′er.—p.adj. Grīp′ing, avaricious: of a pain that catches or seizes acutely.—adv. Grīp′ingly, in a griping or oppressive manner.—ns. Grippe, influenza or epidemic catarrh; Grip′per, one who, or that which, grips.—adj. Grip′ple (Spens.), griping, grasping: greedy.—n. a gripe.—n. Grip′-sack, a hand-satchel.—Lose one's grip, to lose hold or control. [A.S. grípan, grap, gripen; Ice. grípa, Ger. grei′fen, Dut. grijpen; allied to grab.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. grip

    The Anglo-Saxon grep. The handle of a sword; also a small ditch or drain. To hold, as "the anchor grips." Also, a peculiar groove in rifled ordnance.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. grip

    The handle of a sword.

Rap Dictionary

  1. gripnoun

    a lot

  2. gripnoun

    stuff ("I lost my grip")

  3. gripnoun

    a gun "They say I walk around like i got a grip in my pants..." -- Young Jeezy

  4. gripnoun

    a large amount of cash. "The new Jordans cost a grip"

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. GRIP

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Grip is ranked #81772 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Grip surname appeared 231 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Grip.

    95.2% or 220 total occurrences were White.
    3.9% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'GRIP' in Nouns Frequency: #1801

  2. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'GRIP' in Verbs Frequency: #961

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of GRIP in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of GRIP in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of GRIP in a Sentence

  1. Cincinnati Bengals:

    I tried to grip a ball on the sideline and thought it was just a bruise I could (play) through, but I went in and got the X-ray.

  2. Barbara Tuchman:

    Dead battles, like dead generals, hold the military mind in their dead grip.

  3. Altaf Hussain:

    All those who for the last few months were spreading propaganda, saying the MQM's popularity rating had fallen and Altaf Hussain had lost his grip on the party should know that the people and Altaf Hussain have a special relationship which cannot be shaken.

  4. State Hillary Clinton:

    Despite good intentions, our decades-long policy of isolation has only strengthened the Castro regime’s grip on power, as I have said, the best way to bring change to Cuba is to expose its people to the values, information and material comforts of the outside world.

  5. Tiffani Johnston:

    Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP left Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP hand on the middle of my thigh until I physically removed it, the only reason Dan Snyder removed Dan Snyder hand from my back and stopped pushing me towards Dan Snyder limo was because Dan Snyder attorney intervened and said, ‘ Dan Snyder, Dan Snyder, this is a bad idea. ’ ... I learned that I should remove Tiffani Johnston from Dan's grip while Dan Snyder attorney was distracting him.

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Translations for GRIP

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  • agafar, empunyarCatalan, Valencian
  • sevření, stisk, uchopení, rukojeť, držadloCzech
  • greifen, festhalten, GriffGerman
  • agarrarSpanish
  • گرفتنPersian
  • ote, kahvaFinnish
  • poignée, saisir, agripperFrench
  • presaItalian
  • つかむ, 掴むJapanese
  • چنگ, ده‌سکKurdish
  • sagrābt, satvert, tvēriensLatvian
  • kākati, kākatitangaMāori
  • зграпчува, стисок, зафат, фаќа, рачка, стиска, фатMacedonian
  • grip, grijpen, handvat, greep, begripDutch
  • segurar, agarrarPortuguese
  • схватить, схватывание, сжать, сжатие, хватка, стискивать, захват, стиснуть, зажатие, удерживание, ручка, держание, хватать, сжимать, рукояткаRussian
  • gripa, grepp, handslagSwedish
  • ด้ามจับThai
  • nắm, giữ chặt, nắm chặtVietnamese
  • Chinese

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