gripped

Verb (1)

grip (third-person singular simple present grips, present participle gripping, simple past and past participle gripped)

1. (intransitive, transitive) To take hold (of), particularly with the hand.
   • That suitcase is heavy, so grip the handle firmly.

   Synonyms:

   clasp

2. (transitive) To figuratively take hold of or grasp.
   • We need to grip this problem, not shut our eyes and hope it goes away.
3. (transitive) Of an emotion or situation: to have a strong effect upon.
   • As the water level began to rise, I was gripped by panic.
4. (transitive) To firmly hold the attention of.
   • The movie gripped me from beginning to end.

Verb (2)

grip (third-person singular simple present grips, present participle gripping, simple past and past participle gripped)

1. (dialectal) To trench; to drain.

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