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