Grip vs. Embracement

Gripverb

(transitive) To take hold of, particularly with the hand.

‘That suitcase is heavy, so grip the handle firmly.’; ‘The glue will begin to grip within five minutes.’; ‘After a few slips, the tires gripped the pavement.’;

Embracementnoun

A clasp in the arms; embrace.

Gripverb

(transitive) To help or assist, particularly in an emotional sense.

‘He grips me.’;

Embracementnoun

State of embracing, encompassing or including various items; inclusion.

Gripverb

(intransitive) To do something with another that makes you happy/gives you relief.

‘Let’s grip (get a coffee, hang, take a break, see a movie, etc.)’;

Embracementnoun

Act or state of embracing or accepting; willing acceptance.

Gripverb

To trench; to drain.

Embracementnoun

State of being contained; enclosure.

Gripnoun

A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand.

‘It's good to have a firm grip when shaking hands.’; ‘The ball will move differently depending on the grip used when throwing it.’;

Embracementnoun

A clasp in the arms; embrace.

‘Dear though chaste embracements.’;

Gripnoun

A handle or other place to grip.

‘the grip of a sword’; ‘There are several good grips on the northern face of this rock.’;

Embracementnoun

State of being contained; inclosure.

‘In the embracement of the parts hardly reparable, as bones.’;

Gripnoun

A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or moved.

Embracementnoun

Willing acceptance.

‘A ready embracement of . . . his kindness.’;

Gripnoun

A person responsible for handling equipment on the set.

Gripnoun

A channel cut through a grass verge (especially for the purpose of draining water away from the highway).

Gripnoun

A lot of something.

‘That is a grip of cheese.’;

Gripnoun

archaic spelling of grippe|nodot=1: Influenza, flu.

‘She has the grip.’;

Gripnoun

(archaic) A small travelling-bag or gripsack.

Gripnoun

An apparatus attached to a car for clutching a traction cable.

Gripnoun

Assistance; help or encouragement. en

‘He gave me a grip.’;

Gripnoun

A helpful, interesting, admirable, or inspiring person.

‘You're a real grip.’;

Gripnoun

(slang) As much as one can hold in a hand; a handful.

‘I need to get a grip of nails for my project.’;

Gripnoun

(figurative) A tenacious grasp; a holding fast.

‘in the grip of a blackmailer’;

Gripnoun

A device for grasping or holding fast to something.

Gripnoun

(dialectal) A small ditch or trench; a channel to carry off water or other liquid; a drain.

Gripnoun

(obsolete) The griffin.

Gripnoun

The griffin.

Gripnoun

A small ditch or furrow.

Gripnoun

An energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength in grasping.

Gripnoun

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

Gripnoun

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

Gripnoun

A device for grasping or holding fast to something.

Gripnoun

Specif., an apparatus attached to a car for clutching a traction cable.

Gripnoun

A gripsack; a hand bag; a satchel or suitcase.

Gripnoun

The influenza; grippe.

Gripverb

To trench; to drain.

Gripverb

To give a grip to; to grasp; to gripe.

Gripnoun

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’;

Gripnoun

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’;

Gripnoun

a portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes;

‘he carried his small bag onto the plane with him’;

Gripnoun

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

Gripnoun

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

Gripnoun

a firm controlling influence;

‘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’;

Gripnoun

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

‘in England they call a bobby pin a grip’;

Gripverb

hold fast or firmly;

‘He gripped the steering wheel’;

Gripverb

to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match;

‘the two men grappled with each other for several minutes’;

Gripverb

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

‘The snake charmer fascinates the cobra’;