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verb ADV. firmly, hard, tightly | gently, lightly PREP. at She gripped hard at the arms of her chair. | by He gripped her gently by the shoulders., noun hold on sth ADJ. firm, good, secure, strong, tight | cruel, crushing, fierce, iron, painful, punishing, vice-like Her upper arms were seized in an iron grip. | restraining VERB + GRIP have He still had a firm grip on my arm. | get, take Taking a tight grip on the hook, he began to pull it towards himself. | keep Keep a secure grip on the rope at all times. | lose She slipped and lost her grip of the rope. | tighten Robert tightened his grip on her shoulder. | loosen, relax, release, slacken GRIP + VERB tighten | loosen, relax, slacken His grip slackened and she tore herself away. PREP. in a/sb's ~ Hold the microphone in a firm grip. She was powerless in his vice-like grip. | ~ on She relaxed her grip on the door frame. power/control ADJ. firm, iron, powerful, strong, tight, vice-like VERB + GRIP have The Church does not have a strong grip on the population. | get, take The government needs to get a grip on this problem. (informal) Get a grip! (= take control of yourself, your life, etc.) | keep We need to keep a tight grip on costs. | strengthen, tighten They managed to strengthen their grip on the southern part of the country. | lose (informal) Sometimes I feel I'm losing my grip (= losing control of my life, etc.) PREP. in sth's ~ Winter still held them in its iron grip. a country in the grip of recession | ~ on The government does not seem to have a very firm grip on the economy. PHRASES come/get to grips with sth (= to begin to take control of sth or understand sth difficult) I'm slowly getting to grips with the language.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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grip
adjectives
a firm/tight grip
• The streets were crowded and she kept a tight grip on her bag.
a strong grip
• Maggie took the boy's arm in a strong grip.
a good grip
(= a grip with which you can keep hold of something )
• The rocks were wet and slippery and it was difficult to get a good grip.
an iron/vice-like grip
(= a very strong grip )
• Victor took hold of her wrist in an iron grip.
verbs
have a grip
• You need to have a good grip on your tennis racket.
get a grip
(= hold something that is hard to hold firmly )
• I got a good grip on the rope and pulled myself up.
take a grip
• Mitch took a firm grip on her arm.
tighten your grip/your grip tightens
(= hold something more tightly )
• She tightened her grip on her son’s hand.
loosen/relax your grip
(= hold something less tightly )
• Lee loosened his grip on the dog’s collar.
release your grip
(= let go of something )
• The guard released his grip on the prisoner and pushed him into the cell.
lose your grip
(= accidentally let go of something )
• He shoved Higgins out of the way without losing his grip on the gun.
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