What is the meaning of grip?

noun

• The act of grasping.
  • usage: "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"
  • synonyms: clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, hold
• The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it.
  • usage: "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
  • synonyms: handle, handgrip, hold
• A portable rectangular container for carrying clothes.
  • usage: "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him"
  • synonyms: bag, traveling bag, travelling bag, suitcase
• The friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road.
  • synonyms: traction, adhesive friction
• Worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made.
• An intellectual hold or understanding.
  • usage: "a good grip on French history"; "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"
  • synonyms: grasp
• A flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place.
  • usage: "in Britain they call a bobby pin a grip"
  • synonyms: bobby pin, hairgrip

verb

• Hold fast or firmly.
  • usage: "He gripped the steering wheel"
• To grip or seize, as in a wrestling match.
  • usage: "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"
  • synonyms: grapple
• To render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe.
  • usage: "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"
  • synonyms: fascinate, transfix, spellbind