vverb.contacthold fast or firmlyExamples:- He gripped the steering wheel
Derivationally Related Form:grip
Hypernyms:clutch prehend seize
Inherited Hypernyms:gripseizetake
Direct Hyponyms:bitenippinchseize with teethsqueezetweettwingetwitch
Full Troponyms:bitegnawgoosenibblenippinchsnapsnap attweak
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.contactto grip or seize, as in a wrestling matchSynset:grapple grip
Examples:- the two men grappled with each other for several minutes
Derivationally Related Form:grapplergrapplinggripgrapple
Hypernyms:clutch prehend seize
Inherited Hypernyms:grappleseizetake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.emotionto render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or aweSynset:fascinate grip spellbind transfix
Examples:- The snake charmer fascinates the cobra
Derivationally Related Form:spellbinderfascinationgrip
Hypernyms:interest
Inherited Hypernyms:fascinateinterestarousemake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
adj satadj.allcapable of arousing and holding the attentionSynset:absorbing engrossing fascinating riveting
Antonyms:uninteresting
Inherited Hypernyms:absorbing
Similar to:interesting