Search results for 'grip':

grip

(adjective) : like for instance"Oh man thats so grip!" or as in cool.

I think it sounds better rather than saying "cool" or "sweet" you know, it's grip!

Submitted by: Lauren H from Ohio on Feb. 01, 2007 14:45

(noun) : a large amount of something

At the end of the sales day John had a grip of cash in his wallet.

Submitted by: Tina Frederick from Idaho on Oct. 21, 2005 16:02

griperactrive (verb) : The act of constant and consistent griping and/or complaining.

The unhappy employee is always griperactive about the necessary job tasks required. —Dr. Kevin L. Burke, Urban Dictionary.com, June 24, 2005

Submitted by: Dr. Kevin L. Burke from Tennessee on Jul. 07, 2006 23:38

Grippage

(noun) : the amount of traction on something.

I slid into another car because my tires had no grippage.

Submitted by: Sandra from Pennsylvania on May. 15, 2007 09:09

(verb) : an object to which someone would find it easy to grip to

The side of the building was easy to climb up, it had a lot of grippage

Submitted by: Mark H from United Kingdom on Feb. 13, 2006 09:34

grippies (noun) : Briefs, underware, that grip or hug the body

I prefer wearing grippies to boxers when jogging.

Submitted by: George Graves, Rich Hatchett, from Alabama on Sep. 05, 2007 13:21

Grippy (adjective) : Almost gripping, but not quite, particularly in relation to TV news. (Relates to "gripping" as "chocolaty" relates to "chocolate").

Stephen Colbert is truthy and grippy. —Stephen Colbert, "Colbert Report" television show, Various episodes 2005-06

Submitted by: Mark Shainblum from Canada on Mar. 10, 2006 14:27

gripshion (noun) : the ability to grab firm

Kake has to use gripshion on that rope, or it will slip.

Submitted by: greg from North Carolina on Apr. 24, 2007 05:52

gripsion (adverb) : Traction on bottom of shoes

My shoes have really good gripsion.

Submitted by: Scotland from California on Sep. 18, 2007 15:03

gription

(noun) : traction through a gripping action

Submitted by: Anonymous on Aug. 27, 2008 13:45

(noun) : the amount of control you have over a situation

She has gription over the situation at hand.

Submitted by: Go Ask Alice! from Pennsylvania on Feb. 13, 2008 13:11

(noun) : The amount of force and grip required to open or turn an object.

It took a lot of gription to open the jelly jar, since it was a new jat that had never been opened before.

Submitted by: Fredric Lee Johnson, II from Texas on Feb. 13, 2008 10:22

(noun) : to have the ability to hold tightly to moving objects.

The new tires did not have enough Giption to stop the truck from skiding. —John Michael Curry, 8 year old Son discribing an Accident, n/a

Submitted by: John Francis Curry from Michigan on Feb. 10, 2008 15:53

(noun) : the adhesive force which keeps an object from slipping

I just slipped on the sidewalk because i didn't have any gription

Submitted by: lear from Virginia on Dec. 18, 2007 09:18

(noun) : the ability to grip and obtain traction with one's feet

This road is slippery - I have no gription!

Submitted by: Nichole from North Carolina on Aug. 14, 2007 15:43

(noun) : The good feel that something has when trying to move or open or handle it with your hands or feet This can also be a machine that has gription; i.e., the feel of the tires on the road, the opening of a pickle jar with your hands, or the feeling you get with basketball shoes on a gym floor. [traction plus grip plus friction]

These tires have great gription even in wet weather. If I put on my work gloves I will get better gription. I tried to open the jar, and I could not get good gription to force it open.

Submitted by: smegggy from Ohio on Jul. 14, 2007 19:32

(noun) : A combination of traction and grip coined by my 5 year old son, meaning:holding on.

I can't get no gription.

Submitted by: Rodger the codger from California on May. 16, 2007 22:17

(noun) : griping with a suction

He opened the tightly sealed jar with gription. He could not get any gription on the jar to get it open.

Submitted by: tina alexander from Florida on May. 11, 2007 20:55

(noun) : The condition when objects stick or hold to another object

My shoes have gription when I climb the rocky terrain.

Submitted by: Brooke Williamson from Georgia Us on Apr. 04, 2007 15:01

(noun) : The ultimate in control over lateral / horizontal acceleration and deceleration.

These new running shoes have gription allowing me to run faster, stop quicker, and ultimately allowing me to jump higher.

Submitted by: Rob Stager from Massachusetts on Jan. 07, 2007 21:29

(noun) : Improved traction

Wow! Now that we have glued this sand paper to the floor we can all get good gription while we are dancing.

Submitted by: Donovan Nalley from Oklahoma on Dec. 24, 2006 23:42

(noun) : the application of more grip, the use of more grip, the act of getting a better grip.

I need gription to open this bottle. I need some gription to get up this rope. When someone is 4-wheeling in a vehicle, gription is used by the wheels to get through the muddy hills.

Submitted by: Kevin Hamel from New Hampshire on Aug. 20, 2006 20:52

(noun) : Extremely good traction.

Our car kept sliding on the ice because we were not getting any gription.

Submitted by: Dave from Arizona on Jun. 06, 2006 15:46

(noun) : Exceedingly good grip of the ground or surface therebye providing superlative traction.

Our new line of footwear delivers the gription running backs need to turn a 3yd loss into a cutback, broken field high-light film.

Submitted by: Nor Theaster from New Hampshire on Jan. 28, 2006 04:55

(noun) : Traction/ Grip

These tires have great gription

Submitted by: Brendan mcGrath from Canada on Jan. 06, 2006 23:59

(noun) : the ability to better hold on to something because of enhancements that give good traction

The ridged tips on my gardening gloves give me good gription.

Submitted by: dragonlady from Michigan on Jan. 06, 2006 09:57

(noun) : ability to secure an object or thing. An alternative word choice for traction

Sandy's gloves did not have enough gription to prevent them from slipping away from the steering wheel.

Submitted by: David Mulonas on Nov. 29, 2005 13:04

(noun) : the ability to have traction and grip together

My tires have great gription. I have wonderful gription in the snow, thanks to my new tires.

Submitted by: L wolobot from Canada on Oct. 31, 2005 13:44

(noun) : the ability to reduce slippage or to increase surface contact. The ability to maintain grip.

He had to maintain a gription on the rope to keep from falling. Due to her silk dress she did not have gription, and fell out of her seat. —Jolene Pritchard, no source

Submitted by: Jolene Pritchard from Illinois on Oct. 05, 2005 15:39

(noun) : the purchase gained by friction

My car needs new tires because the old ones have lost their gription.

Submitted by: Anonymous on Jul. 19, 2005 15:05

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