noun
Losing his grip on the rope, he plummeted into the abyss
Peter is losing his grip on reality. The dictator kept a tight grip on the people right up to his death
Skerry is having trouble getting a grip on what you plan to do
I got off the plane in New York, but my grip went on to Detroit
We must come to grips with the problem of Cassandra
verb
He gripped the handle of the revolver more tightly
Just at the gripping climax, the reel broke and the film stopped
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