grip

VERBNOUN /grɪp/
4 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH G

grip is a valid 4-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
G2R1I1P3
2 + 1 + 1 + 3 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING

What does grip mean?

VERB · 3 SENSES
1

To grip or seize, as in a wrestling match.

SYNONYMS
2

To render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe.

BROADER
3

Hold fast or firmly.

“He gripped the steering wheel”

NOUN · 7 SENSES
1

Worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made.

3

The friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road).

4

The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it.

“it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip”

BROADER
5

A flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place.

“in Britain they call a bobby pin a grip”

BROADER
6

An intellectual hold or understanding.

“a good grip on French history”

“they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of grip

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