Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with grip in American Collocation
grip
verb
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ɡrɪp/
firmly
hard
tightly
The baby gripped my finger tightly.
part of the body
arm
finger
hand
shoulder
throat
wrist
Louise suddenly gripped my arm and stared at me with wild eyes.
object
bar
handrail
rail
seat
sword
wheel
I was gripping the steering wheel very hard.