n. 25B6; verb
she gripped the edge of the table : GRASP, clutch, hold, clasp, take hold of, clench, grab, seize, cling to; squeeze, press.
Harry was gripped by a sneezing fit : AFFLICT, affect, take over, beset, rack, convulse.
we were gripped by the drama : ENGROSS, enthral, absorb, rivet, spellbind, hold spellbound, bewitch, fascinate, hold, mesmerize, enrapture; interest.
release.
25B6; noun
a tight grip : GRASP, hold.
the wheels lost their grip on the road : TRACTION, purchase, friction, adhesion, resistance.
he was in the grip of an obsession : CONTROL, power, hold, stranglehold, clutches, command, mastery, influence.
I had a pretty good grip on the situation : UNDERSTANDING, comprehension, grasp, perception, awareness, apprehension, conception; formal cognizance.
a leather grip : TRAVELLING BAG, bag, holdall, overnight bag, flight bag, kitbag, Gladstone bag.
25A0; come/get to grips with DEAL WITH, cope with, handle, grasp, grasp the nettle of, tackle, undertake, take on, grapple with, face, face up to, confront.