grip - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the act of grasping

Synonyms

• clasp
• clench
• clutch
• clutches
• grasp
• grip
• hold

More generic

• grasping
• prehension
• seizing
• taking hold

More specific

• choke hold
• chokehold
• embrace
• embracement
• embracing
• wrestling hold

Noun

a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes

Synonyms

• bag
• grip
• suitcase
• traveling bag
• travelling bag

More generic

• baggage
• luggage

More specific

• Gladstone
• Gladstone bag
• carpetbag
• garment bag
• gripsack
• overnight bag
• overnight case
• overnighter
• portmanteau
• weekender

Noun

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

Synonyms

• bobby pin
• grip
• hairgrip

More generic

• hairpin

Noun

the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

Synonyms

• grip
• handgrip
• handle
• hold

More generic

• appendage

More specific

• ax handle
• axe handle
• broom handle
• broomstick
• crop
• gunstock
• haft
• helve
• hilt
• hoe handle
• knob
• mop handle
• panhandle
• pommel
• rake handle
• saddlebow
• stock

Related

• shank
• stem

Related

• French telephone
• aspergill
• aspersorium
• baggage
• baseball bat
• bat
• briefcase
• brush
• carpet beater
• carrycot
• cart
• cheese cutter
• coffee cup
• coffeepot
• cricket bat
• cutlery
• eating utensil
• edge tool
• faucet
• frying pan
• frypan
• go-cart
• hand tool
• handbarrow
• handcart
• handlebar
• handset
• ladle
• luggage
• lumber
• mug
• pushcart
• racket
• racquet
• rug beater
• saucepan
• skillet
• spatula
• spigot
• teacup
• umbrella
• watering can
• watering pot

Noun

an intellectual hold or understanding

Synonyms

• grasp
• grip

More generic

• influence

More specific

• tentacle

Noun

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

Synonyms

• grip

More generic

• skilled worker
• skilled workman
• trained worker

Noun

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

Synonyms

• adhesive friction
• grip
• traction

More generic

• friction
• rubbing

Verb

hold fast or firmly

Synonyms

• grip

More generic

• clutch
• prehend
• seize

More specific

• bite
• nip
• pinch
• seize with teeth
• squeeze
• tweet
• twinge
• twitch

Verb

to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match

Synonyms

• grapple
• grip

More generic

• clutch
• prehend
• seize

Verb

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

Synonyms

• fascinate
• grip
• spellbind
• transfix

More generic

• interest

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