Firm hold or grasp; the action of gripping, grasping, or clutching; esp. the tight or strained grasp of the hand upon an object (cf. handgrip, n.)…

An act of grasping or seizing with the hand, esp. when fighting; a grip, a grasp. Now chiefly in phrases, as to come to handgrips, to be at (also in)…

Hold, grasp, grip; support, sustenance. dialect and U.S. colloquial. Cf. aholt, adv.

An act of cleeking, a clutch.

Firm hold or grip with the hands. Obsolete.

= handgrip, n. 1; cf. handgripe, n.

= handgrip, n. 1.

Grasp.

A capture, catch. Also a tight grasp, a grip. in fang with: in the embrace, under the protection of. (Cf. ON. í fang, in one's arms.)

The action of grasping; a gripping or fast hold; the grip of the hand; †an embrace.

Tight grip or grasp; the act of clutching. See in his clutch, from 16th cent., in sense 2. Quot. 1661 may mean ‘hand’.

(a) a very strong, secure hold or grip on something, esp. as a result of extreme fear or panic; (b) a violent or deadly grip, usually around a…