Definitions for gript
gript
gript
Spelling: [gript]
IPA: /grɪpt/
Gript is a 5 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.
You can make 51 anagrams from letters in gript (giprt).
Definitions for gript
noun
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the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
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the power of gripping:
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a grasp, hold, or control.
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mental or intellectual hold:
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competence or firmness in dealing with situations in one's work or personal affairs:
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a special mode of clasping hands:
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something that seizes and holds, as a clutching device on a cable car.
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a handle or hilt:
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a sudden, sharp pain; spasm of pain.
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grippe.
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Older Use. a small traveling bag.
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Theater. a stagehand, especially one who works on the stage floor.
Movies, Television. a general assistant available on a film set for shifting scenery, moving furniture, etc.
verb
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a past participle and simple past tense of grip.
Idioms
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come to grips with,
to encounter; meet; cope with:
to deal with directly or firmly:
verb (used with object)
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to grasp or seize firmly; hold fast:
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to take hold on; hold the interest of:
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to attach by a grip or clutch.
verb (used without object)
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to take firm hold; hold fast.
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to take hold on the mind.
Origin of gript
before 900; Middle English, Old English gripe grasp (noun); cognate with German Griff, Old English gripa handful; see gripe
Examples for gript
We're rael sorry, and we know your heart was gript to him with grapplin's.
The boat now run ‘pon the top ov me; I was gript by the scruff ov the neck, and dragg’d into it.