gripe+or+grip
91Clamp (tool) — A clamp is a fastening device to hold or secure objects tightly together to prevent movement or separation through the application of inward pressure. In the United Kingdom and Australia, the term cramp is often used instead when the tool is for… …
92grippe — grippal, adj. grippelike, adj. /grip/, n. Pathol. (formerly) influenza. [1770 80; < F, n. deriv. of gripper to seize suddenly < Gmc; akin to GRIP, GRIPE] * * * …
93Authority — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Authority >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 authority authority Sgm: N 1 influence influence patronage power preponderance credit prestige prerogative jurisdiction Sgm: N 1 right right …
94clasp — n 1. hook, catch, clip, snap, hook and eye, button, fastener, fastening; pin, brooch, broach, buckle, agraffe; latch, lock, bar, bolt, hasp; click, clincher, pawl, holdfast, Mach. detent, Mach. dog; clamp, vise, brace. 2. grasp, handshake, grip,… …
95grab — v 1. clutch, snatch, clasp, grasp, grip, fasten upon, lay hold of, lay hands on, Inf. get one s fingers or hands on, Inf. latch on or onto; catch, catch hold of, capture, take, hook, snag, ensnare, secure, Inf. collar, Sl. nab. 2. seize,… …
96hug — v 1. embrace, take into one s arms, squeeze, clasp, press to one s bosom, embosom, enfold; hold in one s arms, caress, cuddle, snuggle, lie together, Inf. smooch, Sl. clinch; welcome, receive warmly, receive with open arms. 2. clutch, clench,… …
97grippe — [[t]grɪp[/t]] n. pat older use influenza • Etymology: 1770–80; < F gripper to seize < Gmc; akin to grip, gripe grip′py, adj. pi•er, pi•est …
98clutch — [n] strong hold clamp, clasp, clench, clinch, connection, coupling, grapple, grasp, grip, gripe, link; concept 190 clutch [v] grab, snatch catch, cherish, clasp, clench, clinch, cling to, collar, embrace, fasten, glom*, grapple, grasp, grip,… …
99gripple — I. ˈgripəl adjective Etymology: Middle English gripel, from Old English gripul, from the stem of grīpan to seize, attack more at gripe dialect Britain : greedy and grasping : avaricious II. verb Etymology: probably bl …
100Gripple — Grip ple, n. A grasp; a gripe. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] …
