Tra từ grip - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

grip [grip grips gripped gripping] noun, verb BrE [ɡrɪp] NAmE [ɡrɪp]
noun

HOLDING TIGHTLY
1. countable, usually singular ~ (on sb/sth) an act of holding sb/sth tightly; a particular way of doing this
Syn: ↑grasp
•Keep a tight grip on the rope.
•to loosen/release/relax your grip
•She tried to get a grip on the icy rock.
•The climber slipped and lost her grip.
•She struggled from his grip.
•Try adjusting your grip on the racket.

CONTROL/POWER
2. singular ~ (on sb/sth) control or power over sb/sth
•The home team took a firm grip on the game.
•We need to tighten the grip we have on the market.
•The Prime Minister needs to keep a tight grip on his party.

UNDERSTANDING
3. singular ~ (on sth) an understanding of sth
Syn: ↑grasp
•I couldn't get a grip on what was going on.
•You need to keep a good grip on reality in this job.

MOVING WITHOUT SLIPPING
4. uncountable the ability of sth to move over a surface without slipping
•These tyres give the bus better grip in slippery conditions.
•This type of sole gives good grip on snow and ice.

PART OF OBJECT
5. countable a part of sth that has a special surface so that it can be held without the hands slipping
•the grip on a golf club

FOR HAIR
6. countable (BrE) = ↑hairgrip

JOB IN THE MOVIES
7. countable a person who prepares and moves the cameras, and sometimes the lighting equipment, when a film/movie is being made

BAG
8. countable (old-fashioned)a large soft bag, used when travelling

Word Origin:
Old English grippa (verb), gripe ‘grasp, clutch’ (noun), gripa ‘handful, sheath’; related to ↑gripe.

Example Bank:
•He finally broke her grip and escaped.
•He still had a firm grip on my arm.
•Her upper arms were seized in an iron grip.
•His grip slackened and she tore herself away.
•Hold the microphone in a firm grip.
•Keep a secure grip on the rope at all times.
•Robert tightened his grip on her shoulder.
•She felt his grip tighten painfully on her wrist.
•She has a tenuous grip on reality.
•She relaxed her grip on the door frame.
•She slipped and lost her grip of the rope.
•She was powerless in his iron grip.
•Sometimes I feel I'm losing my grip
•Taking a tight grip on the hook, he began to pull it closer.
•The Church does not have a strong grip on the population.
•The government does not seem to have a very firm grip on the economy.
•They managed to strengthen their grip on the southern part of the country.
•We need to keep a tight grip on costs.
•Winter still held them in its iron grip.
Idioms: ↑get a grip ▪ ↑get to grips with something ▪ ↑in the grip of something ▪ ↑lose your grip

verb (-pp-)

HOLD TIGHTLY
1. transitive, intransitive to hold sth tightly
Syn: ↑grasp
•~ sth ‘Please don't go,’ he said, gripping her arm.
•~ on to sth She gripped on to the railing with both hands.

INTEREST/EXCITE
2. transitive ~ sb to interest or excite sb; to hold sb's attention
•The book grips you from start to finish.
•I was totally gripped by the story.
see also ↑gripping

HAVE POWERFUL EFFECT
3. transitive ~ sb/sth (of an emotion or a situation)to have a powerful effect on sb/sth
•I was gripped by a feeling of panic.
•A sudden fear gripped me.
•Terrorism has gripped the country for the past two years.

MOVE/HOLD WITHOUT SLIPPING
4. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) to hold onto or to move over a surface without slipping
•tyres that grip the road
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English grippa (verb), gripe ‘grasp, clutch’ (noun), gripa ‘handful, sheath’; related to ↑gripe.

Synonyms:
hold
hold on • cling • clutch • grip • grasp • clasp • hang on
These words all mean to have sb/sth in your hands or arms.
hold • to have sb/sth in your hand or arms: ▪ She was holding a large box. ◇ ▪ I held the baby gently in my arms.
hold on (to sb/sth) • to continue to hold sb/sth; to put your hand on sb/sth and not take your hand away: ▪ Hold on and don't let go until I say so.
cling • to hold on to sb/sth tightly, especially with your whole body: ▪ Survivors ▪ clung to ▪ pieces of floating debris.
clutch • to hold sb/sth tightly, especially in your hand; to take hold of sth suddenly: ▪ She stood there, the flowers still clutched in her hand. ◇ ▪ He felt himself slipping and ▪ clutched at ▪ a branch.
grip • to hold on to sth very tightly with your hand: ▪ Grip the rope as tightly as you can.
grasp • to take hold of sth firmly: ▪ He grasped my hand and shook it warmly.
The object of grasp is often sb's hand or wrist.
clasp • (formal) to hold sb/sth tightly in your hand or in your arms: ▪ They clasped hands ▪ (= held each other's hands) ▪. ◇ ▪ She clasped the children in her arms.
The object of clasp is often your hands, sb else's hand or another person.
hang on (to sth) • to hold on to sth very tightly, especially in order to support yourself or stop yourself from falling: ▪ Hang on tight. We're off!
to hold/clutch/grip/clasp sth in your hand/hands
to hold/catch/clasp sb/sth in your arms
to hold/clutch/grip/grasp/clasp/hang on to sth
to hold/cling/hang on
to hold/clutch/clasp sb/sth to you
to hold/hold on to/cling to/clutch/grip/grasp/clasp/hang on to sb/sth tightly
to hold/hold on to/cling to/clutch/grip/grasp/clasp sb/sth firmly
to hold/hold on to/clutch/grip/clasp/hang on to sb/sth tight

Example Bank:
•He gripped her gently by the shoulders.
•She gripped hard at the arms of her chair.
•‘Please don't go,’ he said, gripping her arm.
•Grip the rope as tightly as you can.
•The atmosphere of the World Cup gripped the nation.
•The book grips you from the first page to the last.
•The campaign gripped people's imagination.