grip

[grip]

Definition:
1. Hold fast or firmly.
2. To hold very tightly.
3. To keep someone's attention completely.

Use 'grip' in a sentence:

1. She would not loosen her grip on my arm.
2. She tightened her grip on my arm.
3. I was gripped throughout the entire two hours of the film.
4. This trial has gripped the whole nation.
5. Old tyres won't grip in the rain very well.
6. The baby gripped my finger with her tiny hand.
7. No one seems to have a firm grip on the company at the moment.
8. The faster you go, the harder it is to maintain your grip.
9. She gripped the rope.