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grip

1. grip \'grip\ vt or gripped;  or grip.ping [ME grippen, fr. OE grippan; 
   akin to OE gri-pan] : to seize firmly  - grip.per n
2. grip n 1a: a strong or tenacious grasp  1b: strength in gripping  1c1: a 
   mode of clasping the hand by which members of a secret order recogni ze or 
   greet one another 1c2: arrangement of the hands in grasping  2a: CONTROL, 
   MASTERY, UNDERSTANDING  2b: APPREHENSION  3: a part or device for gripping  
   4: a part by which something is grasped; esp : HANDLE  5: SUITCASE