n.
Pronunciation: ' grip
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: gripped ; grip · ping
Etymology: Middle English grippen, from Old English grippan; akin to Old English gr ī pan
Date: before 12th century
1 : to seize or hold firmly
2 : to hold the interest of strongly <a story that grip s the reader>
– grip · per noun
– grip · ping · ly \ ' gri-pi ŋ -l ē \ adverb