grip
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of grasping
he released his clasp on my arm
Types & categories
- taking hold hypernym
- choke hold hyponym
- embrace hyponym
- wrestling hold hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
hold fast or firmly
He gripped the steering wheel
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
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
Types & categories
- appendage hypernym
- ax handle hyponym
- broomstick hyponym
- crop hyponym
- haft hyponym
- hilt hyponym
- hoe handle hyponym
- knob hyponym
- mop handle hyponym
- panhandle hyponym
- saddlebow hyponym
- pommel hyponym
- rake handle hyponym
- stock hyponym
- gunstock hyponym
Parts & wholes
- aspergill part holonym
- baggage part holonym
- baseball bat part holonym
- briefcase part holonym
- brush part holonym
- carpet beater part holonym
- carrycot part holonym
- cheese cutter part holonym
- coffee cup part holonym
- coffeepot part holonym
- cricket bat part holonym
- eating utensil part holonym
- edge tool part holonym
- faucet part holonym
- frying pan part holonym
- handbarrow part holonym
- handcart part holonym
- handlebar part holonym
- handset part holonym
- hand tool part holonym
- ladle part holonym
- mug part holonym
- racquet part holonym
- saucepan part holonym
- spatula part holonym
- teacup part holonym
- umbrella part holonym
- watering can part holonym
- stem part meronym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
the two men grappled with each other for several minutes
Types & categories
- clutch hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
he carried his small bag onto the plane with him
Types & categories
- baggage hypernym
- carpetbag hyponym
- garment bag hyponym
- gripsack hyponym
- overnight bag hyponym
- Gladstone bag hyponym
- weekender hyponym
Sense 6 verb
to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
The snake charmer fascinates the cobra
Types & categories
- interest hypernym
Related & opposite
- fascination derivation
- grasp derivation
- spellbinder derivation
- fascination derivation
Sense 7 noun
the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
Types & categories
- rubbing hypernym
Related & opposite
- car domain topic
Sense 8 noun
worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made
Types & categories
- skilled worker hypernym
Sense 9 noun
an intellectual hold or understanding
a good grip on French history
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- spellbind derivation
Sense 10 noun
a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place
in Britain they call a bobby pin a grip
Types & categories
- hairpin hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | clutch |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | grasp |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | clasp |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hold |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cling to |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | clasp |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | grip |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | clench |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | grapple |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | taking hold |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | choke hold |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | embrace |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | wrestling hold |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | clutch |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | handle |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | clutch |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | bite |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pinch |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | palm |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | grip |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | aspergill |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | baggage |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | baseball bat |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | briefcase |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | brush |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | carpet beater |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | carrycot |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | cheese cutter |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | coffee cup |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | coffeepot |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | cricket bat |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | eating utensil |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | edge tool |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | faucet |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | frying pan |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | handbarrow |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | handcart |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | handlebar |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | handset |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | hand tool |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | ladle |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | mug |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | racquet |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | saucepan |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | spatula |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | teacup |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | umbrella |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | watering can |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | stem |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | appendage |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ax handle |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | broomstick |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | crop |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | haft |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hilt |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hoe handle |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | knob |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | mop handle |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | panhandle |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | saddlebow |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | pommel |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | rake handle |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | stock |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | gunstock |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | rassling |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | wrestling |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | clutch |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | grappler |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | clutch |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | baggage |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | carpetbag |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | garment bag |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | gripsack |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | overnight bag |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Gladstone bag |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | weekender |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | fascination |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | grasp |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | spellbinder |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | fascination |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | interest |
| 7 | domain topic | Related & opposite | car |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | rubbing |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | skilled worker |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | spellbind |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | influence |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | tentacle |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | hairpin |