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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91 The play's exciting at first, but in the third act it loses its grip on one's attention.
92 He continued to talk quietly and soothingly to the girl until her frightened grip on his arm was relaxed.
93 The whole country seems to be in the grip of football fever.
94 Moss had clamped an unexpectedly strong grip on his arm.
95 I'm just trying to get a grip on what's happening.
96 They managed to strengthen their grip on the southern part of the country.
97 I don't know what's the matter; I think I'm losing my grip.
98 Such cars, however, do grip the road well, even in the dry.
99 The home team took a firm grip on the game in the second half.
100 But for now, she is in the grip of a blind, unfocused anger.
101 He was in the grip of an obsession and would not listen to reason.
102 He did not let her go, but his grip on her slackened.
103 I got a grip on the boat and pulled but I couldn't budge it.
104 By 1979 South Africa was tightening its grip on Namibia.
105 He unloosed his grip.
106 He gradually relaxed his grip on the arms of the chair.
107 Find the exact grip that allows you to hit the ball hard.
108 There is no sign that the Party will loosen its tight grip on the country.
109 She shook hands in a mannish way, her grip dry and firm.
110 The Prime Minister needs to keep a tight grip on his party.
111 We need to keep a firm grip on the situation.
112 Keep a secure grip on the rope at all times.
113 There are ridges on the soles to help the boots grip the surface.
114 You need to keep a good grip on reality in this job.
115 The Church does not have a strong grip on the population.
116 He knows he has considerable support for his plans to tighten his grip on the machinery of central government.
117 I couldn't get a grip on what was going on.
118 The horses' hooves often could not get a proper grip.
119 The country is currently in the grip of the worst recession for twenty years.
120 Until last year,(www.Sentencedict.com) the regime kept a tight grip on the country.