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  • a stage worker who handles scenery, properties, or lights stagehand
    a technician on a movie or television set who handles and maintains equipment (such as cameras and their dollies and cranes)
    • Other Words
    Verb
    • grip​per noun
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms: Verb
    clench cling (to) clutch hold
    Synonyms: Noun
    carry-on carryall handbag holdall [chiefly British] portmanteau suitcase traveling bag wallet
    Examples
    Verb
    • //The little boy gripped his mother's hand tightly.
    • //I gripped the door handle and pulled as hard as I could.
    • //The story really grips the reader.
    • //The scandal has gripped the nation.
    Noun
    • //His tennis instructor showed him the proper backhand grip.
    • //a golfer with an incorrect grip
    • //He has been doing all he can to maintain his grip on the company's finances.
    • //I need new grips for my golf clubs.
    First Known Use
    Verb
    before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    Noun
    before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
    History and Etymology
    Verb and Noun
    Middle English grippen, from Old English grippan; akin to Old English grīpan
    grip
    noun

    Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

    Other Words
    Verb
    • grip​per noun
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms: Verb
    clench cling (to) clutch hold
    Synonyms: Noun
    carry-on carryall handbag holdall [chiefly British] portmanteau suitcase traveling bag wallet
    Examples
    Verb
    • //The little boy gripped his mother's hand tightly.
    • //I gripped the door handle and pulled as hard as I could.
    • //The story really grips the reader.
    • //The scandal has gripped the nation.
    Noun
    • //His tennis instructor showed him the proper backhand grip.
    • //a golfer with an incorrect grip
    • //He has been doing all he can to maintain his grip on the company's finances.
    • //I need new grips for my golf clubs.
    First Known Use
    Verb
    before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    Noun
    before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
    History and Etymology
    Verb and Noun
    Middle English grippen, from Old English grippan; akin to Old English grīpan
    grip
    noun

    Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)