1.b> 1) i> () / ; i> ; to grip smb.'s arm ; to grip smb.'s hand / ; the child gripped his mother's hand ; to grip hold of smb., of smth. , i> ; to grip one's hands on smth. ; to grip a railing / ; to grip an antagonist (at wrestling) () ;
2) (), ; fear gripped him , ; fear gripped his heart i> ;
2.b> / ; the brake [the anchor] doesn't grip [] ;
3.b> 1) (), ; I cannot grip his argument ;
2) i> () / ; to grip smb.'s attention ; to grip an audience ; the story gripped me ;
4.b> (), ; the ship was gripped by the ice .
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