grip 1
(grĭp)n.1. a. A tight hold; a firm grasp: a drowning swimmer now safely in the grip of a lifeguard.
b. The pressure or strength of such a grasp: a wrestler with an unmatched grip.
c. A manner of grasping and holding: The crate afforded no comfortable grip.
2. a. Intellectual hold; understanding: a good grip on French history.
b. Ability to function properly or well; competence: getting a grip on the new technique.
c. Mental or emotional composure: lost his grip after he was fired.
3. a. A mechanical device that grasps and holds.
b. A part, such as a handle, that is designed to be grasped and held.
4. A suitcase or valise.
5. a. A stagehand who helps in shifting scenery.
b. A member of a film production crew who adjusts sets, lighting, and props and sometimes assists the camera operator.
v. gripped, grip·ping, grips
v.tr.1. To secure and maintain a tight hold on; seize firmly.
2. To hold the interest or attention of: a scene that gripped the entire audience.
v.intr. To maintain a secure grasp.
[Middle English, from Old English gripe, grasp and gripa, handful.]
grip′per n.
grip′ping·ly adv.
grip 2
(grĭp)gripping
(ˈɡrɪpɪŋ) adjable to hold the interest or attention of someone
ˈgrippingly adv
grip•ping
(ˈgrɪp ɪŋ)
adj. holding the attention or interest intensely: a gripping drama.
[1620–30]
grip′ping•ly, adv.
grip′ping•ness, n.
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| Adj. | 1. |  gripping - capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story" |
gripping
adjective fascinating, exciting, thrilling, entrancing, compelling, compulsive, riveting, enthralling, engrossing, spellbinding, unputdownable (informal) a gripping thriller about the hunt for a serial killer gripping
adjectiveCatching and holding the full attention:
Translations
جَذّابمُسْتَحْوِذَه على الإنتباه napínavýpoutavý
gribendefængslende
mukaansatempaava
napet
hrífandi
ひきつける
흥미를 끄는
fängslande
น่าติดใจ
hấp dẫn
gripping
[ˈgrɪpɪŋ] adj [
story, writing] →
captivant(e)grip
(grip) – past tense, past participle gripped – verb to take a firm hold of.
He gripped his stick; The speaker gripped (the attention of) his audience. vasgryp, omknel يَمْسِك، يَقْبِض بِشِدَّه хващам agarrar sevřít; upoutat packen gribe πιάνω, κρατώ σφιχτά empuñar, agarrar, aferrar, asir haarama محکم گرفتن tarttua empoigner לֶאֱחוֹז בְּכּוֹח पकड़ना uhvatiti, zadobiti megragad menggenggam grípa impugnare; avvincere しっかりと握る 단단히 잡다 suspausti saujoje, sugniaužti, užvaldyti (cieši) satvert; saistīt (uzmanību) mempesona grijpen, pakken; boeiengripe, ta et fast grep i/om chwytać په منګول كى نيونه كلك نيونه agarrar a înhăţa; a capta (atenţia) схватывать; захватывать zovrieť; upútať zgrabiti, pritegniti zgrabiti fatta tag i, greppa, fängsla การยึดเกาะ sımsıkı tutmak, kavramak 緊抓 схоплювати مضبوطی سے گرفت میں لینا nắm chặt; giữ chặt 抓牢1. a firm hold.
He had a firm grip on his stick; He has a very strong grip; in the grip of the storm. handdruk, greep قَبْضَه شَديدَه хватка aperto stisk, sevření der Griff greb γερό πιάσιμο, σφίξιμοagarre, asimiento, apretón haare گرفتگی سخت؛ زور پنجه قوی ote priseאחיזה पकड़, चंगुल zahvat, držanje megragadás; kézszorítás genggaman grip, fast tak presa 握ること 단단히 잡음 sugniaužimas, gniaužtai (ciešs) tvēriens menggenggam grip, greep fast grep/tak uścisk كلك نيونه aperto strângere хватка; тиски zovretie prijem zahvat våld การกำ kavrama, sımsıkı tutma 緊抓 хватка مضبوط گرفت sự nắm chặt 紧握 2. a bag used by travellers.
He carried his sports equipment in a large grip. حَقيبَة سَفَر сак mala zavazadlo, kufr, taška die Reisetasche rejsetaske ταξιδιωτικός σάκοςsaco de mano, bolsa reisikott چمدان matkakassi valise מִזווָדָה קְטַנָה थैला putna torba utazótáska tas (íþrótta)taska borsa da viaggio, valigetta 旅行かばん 여행용 가방 kelioninis krepšys, sakvojažas ceļasoma beg pengembara reistasveske, koffert, bagtorba د انتقال وسيله mala geamantan саквояж taška potovalka putna torba kappsäck, bag กระเป๋าของนักเดินทาง yolculuk çantası, el çantası 旅行包 саквояж سفری تھیلا túi du lịch 旅行包 3. understanding.
He has a good grip of the subject. begrip فَهْم، مَعْرِفَه разбиране compreensão pochopení das Verständnis greb κατανόηση, γνώσηconocimiento, comprensión arusaam فهم ote connaissanceתפיסה, הבנה समझ shvaćanje, razumijevanje felfogóképesség pengertian skilningur comprensione, padronanza 理解 파악 supratimas, suvokimas izpratne pemahaman begripgrep, forståelse opanowanie, orientacja w درک compreensão înţelegere понимание pochopenie razumevanje razumevanje grepp ความเข้าใจ anlama, kavrama 理解 орієнтування, здатність зрозуміти سمجھے کی صلاحیت sự thấu hiểu 理解 ˈgripping adjectivecome to grips with to deal with (a problem, difficulty
etc).
aanpak, handgemeen raak يَتعامل مع المُشْكِلَه справям се с lidar com utkat se s sich auseinandersetzen mit få hold på καταπιάνομαι σοβαρά με, αντιμετωπίζωabordar, atacar käsitlema روبرو شدن با käsitellä s'attaquer à לְהִתמוֹדֵד עִם समस्या इत्यादि से निबटना uhvatiti se ukoštac küszködik vmivel berurusan ná tökum á venire alle prese con 取り組む 문제에 대처하다 susikibti, imtis nopietni ķerties pie menangani vat krijgen op komme inn på livet, gi seg i kast medporadzić sobie z مخامخ کیدل ocupar-me com a se descurca într-o problemă заняться (чем-л.) вплотную vysporiadať sa s spopasti se z suočiti se sa problemom gå i närkamp med, ge sig i kast med แก้ปัญหา uğraşmak, mücadele etmek 應付, 處理 серйозно взятися за вирішення проблеми کسی مشکل وغیرہ کا سامنا کرنا giải quyết 对付，处理 to lose understanding or control.
jou houvas verloor يَفقِد السَّيْطَرَه أو الفَهْم губя контрол perder o controle ztratit pochopení, kontrolu nachlassen miste taget; miste kontrollen χάνω τον έλεγχο perder el control enam mitte pihta saama کنترل خود را از دست دادن menettää ote perdre la maîtrise de לְאַבֵּד שְׁלִיטָה नियंत्रण खो देना izgubiti kontrolu nad nečim nem tud követni vmit kehilangan kontrol missa tökin á perdere il controllo 把握力を失う 제어할 수 없게 되다 prarasti orientaciją/kontrolę zaudēt kontroli/orientēšanos hilang begrip/macht verliezen miste grepet stracić kontrolę خپل کنترول لاس ته اچول perder o controle a-şi pierde controlul потерять хватку stratiť kontrolu zgubiti oblast nad izgubiti kontrolu tappa greppet เสียการควบคุม ipin ucunu kaçırmak 失去理解或控制 втратити самовладання کسی چیز پر قابو یا گرفت کھونا không thể hiểu được 失去理解或控制
gripping - capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story"