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If you g___ something, you take hold of it with your hand and continue to hold it firmly.If you grip something, you take hold of it with your hand and continue to hold it firmly.She gripped the rope. verbIf you grip something, you take hold of it with your hand and continue to hold it firmly.She gripped the rope.If something grips you, it affects you very strongly.Pain gripped him.The entire community has been gripped by fear.If you are gripped by something such as a story or a series of events, your attention is concentrated on it and held by it.The nation is gripped by the dramatic story.The film turned out to be a gripping thriller.nounA grip is a firm, strong hold on something.His strong hand eased the bag from her grip.Someone's grip on something is the power and control they have over it.The president maintains an iron grip on his country.The Labour leader last night tightened his grip on Labour MPs with new powers to root out trouble-makers.If things such as shoes or car tyres have grip, they do not slip ....a new way of reinforcing rubber which gives car tyres better grip.A grip is a bag that is smaller than a suitcase, and that you use when you are travelling. C1

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query	If you g___ something, you take hold of it with your hand and continue to hold it firmly.If you grip something, you take hold of it with your hand and continue to hold it firmly. She gripped the rope.
word	grip
full-definition	verb If you grip something, you take hold of it with your hand and continue to hold it firmly. She gripped the rope. If something grips you, it affects you very strongly. Pain gripped him. The entire community has been gripped by fear. If you are gripped by something such as a story or a series of events, your attention is concentrated on it and held by it. The nation is gripped by the dramatic story. The film turned out to be a gripping thriller. noun A grip is a firm, strong hold on something. His strong hand eased the bag from her grip. Someone's grip on something is the power and control they have over it. The president maintains an iron grip on his country. The Labour leader last night tightened his grip on Labour MPs with new powers to root out trouble-makers. If things such as shoes or car tyres have grip, they do not slip . ...a new way of reinforcing rubber which gives car tyres better grip. A grip is a bag that is smaller than a suitcase, and that you use when you are travelling.
inflections	gripsgrippinggrippedhandclaspgripping
cefr-level	C1

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