Phrase Hound found 56 phrases and 45 compound words that contain grip. The most common are listed below. Open grip in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 56
- get a gripTo grip, as in: to take hold of, as with the hand.
- death gripAn extremely tight grip.
- hair-gripAlternative form of hairgrip: A flat hairpin having two prongs that hold bobbed hair together.
- grip carA streetcar, especially a cable car.
- squirrel gripA grip on another player's testicles; an illegal rugby tackle involving such a grip.
- gets a gripthird-person singular simple present indicative of get a grip: To grip, as in: to take hold of, as with the hand.
- getting a grippresent participle and gerund of get a grip
- got a gripsimple past of get a grip
- gotten a grippast participle of get a grip: To grip, as in: to take hold of, as with the hand.
- French gripA grip used for foil and épée that consists of a slightly curved block of wood or aluminum wrapped in a rubber or leather grip-tape.
- Italian gripA grip used for foil and épée that consists of a straight block of wood or aluminum wrapped in a rubber or leather grip-tape, with projecting prongs to aid grip.
- Singapore gripSynonym of pompoir (“a sexual technique the woman uses her pubococcygeus (vagina) muscles to stimulate the man's penis while both partners remain still”).
- pistol gripThe grip by which a pistol is held in the hand.
- dolly gripA technician trained to use a dolly.
- American gripA method of holding drumsticks in which the palms are angled at forty-five degrees towards the floor.
- German gripA method of holding drumsticks in which the palms are parallel to the floor.
- grip tapeSandpaper with an adhesive on one side, used to provide added friction for skateboards, sports clubs and bats, etc.
- key gripThe head of the grip department, involved with lighting and camera movement.
- traditional gripA method of holding drum sticks in which the right hand uses an overhand grip and the left hand uses an underhand grip.
- matched gripA method of holding drum sticks in which the stick is held the same way in both hands.
- gangsta gripSynonym of gangsta hold: The act of holding a gun sideways.
- Biddle gripA cardistry technique where the deck is lifted from a surface by applying pressure on each side using the thumb and certain fingers.
- bow gripThe small section of a stringed instrument's bow near the heel having grippy material such as goatskin leather or snakeskin wrapped tightly around the bow stick between the lapping and the frog, so as to facilitate it being held and to …
- grip caseA protective covering for electronics and hand-held devices.
- kirby gripA type of double-pronged hairgrip
Compound words 45
- handgripA handle; the portion of a handle that the hand occupies.
- begripTo grip around or about; get a grip on; grasp.
- hairgripA flat hairpin having two prongs that hold bobbed hair together.
- grippleGriping; tenacious; gripping.
- griptionThe property of gripping and providing traction.
- misgripTo grip improperly.
- gripmentGrip (holding).
- grippableCapable of being gripped.
- overgripA soft, padded, cloth-like tape wrapped around the grip of a sports racquet to improve the grip.
- regripTo grip again.