Synonym: clasp, clench, clutch, command, comprehension, control, domination, grasp, handbag, hold, possession, seize, suitcase, understanding, valise. Antonym: Loosen, free, release. Similar words: grin, rip, strip, script, agriculture, agricultural, description, prescription. Meaning: [grɪp] 
n. 1. the act of grasping 2. the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it 3. a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes 4. the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) 5. worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made 6. a firm controlling influence 7. a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place. v. 1. hold fast or firmly 2. to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match 3. to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe.
n. 1. the act of grasping 2. the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it 3. a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes 4. the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) 5. worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made 6. a firm controlling influence 7. a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place. v. 1. hold fast or firmly 2. to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match 3. to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe. 
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61 He kept a firm grip on his children.
62 We need to keep a tight grip on costs.
63 The president maintains an iron grip on his country.
64 Luke answered by tightening his grip on her shoulder.
65 He held my arm in a vice-like grip.
66 For God's sake get a grip!
67 His grip slackened and she tore herself away.
68 He disengaged his arm from her grip.
69 He unlocked his grip on my arm.
70 Her grip slackened on Arnold's arm.
71 She broke his grip and ran away.
72 The country was in the grip of economic depression.
73 He still had a firm grip on my arm.
74 She would not loosen her grip on my arm.
75 He relaxed his grip on my arm.
76 Robert tightened his grip on her shoulder.
77 John tightened his grip until she cried out.
78 The thief wriggled out of the old man's grip.
79 With a firm grip on my hand, he pulled me away.
80 The government needs to get a grip on this problem.
81 I just think he ought to get a grip on himself - he's behaving like a child.
82 He held my hand very tightly at first but gradually his grip loosened.
83 He managed to grasp the metal(sentencedict.com), get a firm grip of it and heave his body upwards.
84 The former dictator still keeps a tight grip on power.
85 These tyres give the bus better grip in slippery conditions.
86 To improve your tennis strokes you try using a different grip.
87 I have to take a grip on myself, he told himself firmly.
88 Tony Blair last night tightened his grip on Labour mps with new powers to root out trouble-makers.
89 Within weeks, it became perfectly plain that we were in the grip of a tyrant.
90 The Government has got to get a grip. Wringing its hands and saying it is a world problem just isn't good enough.