Found 3 items, similar to Griping.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: grip cengkam, cengkaman, cengkram, cengkraman, genggaman, mencengkamkan, pegangan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: grip grip n 1: the act of grasping; “he released his clasp on my arm”; “he has a strong grip for an old man”; “she kept a firm hold on the railing” [syn: clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, hold] 2: the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; “he grabbed the hammer by the handle”; “it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip” [syn: handle, handgrip, hold] 3: a portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes; “he carried his small bag onto the plane with him” [syn: bag, traveling bag, suitcase] 4: the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) [syn: traction, adhesive friction] 5: worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made 6: a firm controlling influence; “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” [syn: grasp] 7: a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place; “in England they call a bobby pin a grip” [syn: bobby pin, hairgrip] [also: gript, gripping, gripped] grip v 1: hold fast or firmly; “He gripped the steering wheel” 2: to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; “the two men grappled with each other for several minutes” [syn: grapple] 3: to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; “The snake charmer fascinates the cobra” [syn: fascinate, transfix, spellbind] [also: gript, gripping, gripped]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Griping Gripe \Gripe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Griped; p. pr. & vb. n. Griping.] [AS. gripan; akin to D. grijpen, G. greifen, OHG. gr?fan, Icel. gripa, Sw. gripe, Dan. gribe, Goth. greipan; cf. Lith. graibyti, Russ. grabite to plunder, Skr. grah, grabh, to seize. Cf. Grip, v. t., Grope.] [1913 Webster] 1. To catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the fingers; to clutch. [1913 Webster] 2. To seize and hold fast; to embrace closely. [1913 Webster] Wouldst thou gripe both gain and pleasure ? --Robynson (More's Utopia). [1913 Webster] 3. To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching and spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of certain purgative or indigestible substances. [1913 Webster] How inly sorrow gripes his soul. --Shak. [1913 Webster]