Noun
1. 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"2. 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"3. a portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes;
"he carried his small bag onto the plane with him"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;
"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"7. 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"