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grip
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of GRIP
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a bag carried by hand and designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles <she placed her grip in the train's overhead rack and seated herself comfortably>
Synonyms carryall, carry-on, grip, handbag, holdall [chiefly British], portmanteau, suitcase, wallet
Related Words overnight bag (also overnight case), weekend bag (also weekend case), weekender; cosmetic case, traveling case; carpetbag, duffel bag, kit, kit bag; backpack, haversack, knapsack, packsack, rucksack; attaché, attaché case, briefcase, valise; baggage, bags, luggage
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the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something <he has a good grip on basic Spanish grammar and spelling>
Related Words absorption, assimilation, digestion, uptake; conception, visualization; awareness, consciousness, enlightenment, realization
Antonyms incomprehension, noncomprehension
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the right or means to command or control others <a tyrant that keeps the masses tightly in his grip>
Synonyms arm, authority, clutch, command, control, death grip, dominion, grip, hold, mastery, reign, rein(s), sway
Related Words clout, influence, leverage, pull, voice, weight; jurisdiction; direction, management; dominance, imperium, predominance, sovereignty (also sovranty), supremacy; prerogative, privilege, right; eminence, importance, moment
Near Antonyms helplessness, weakness
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