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grip

One entry found for grip.
Main Entry: 1grip
Pronunciation: 'grip
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): gripped; grip·ping
Etymology: Middle English grippen, from Old English grippan; akin to Old English grIpan
1 : to seize or hold firmly
2 : to hold the interest of strongly <a story that grips the reader>
- grip·per noun
- grip·ping·ly /'gri-pi[ng]-lE/ adverb
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