grip on (something)



grip on (something)

1. A good physical hold on something. In order to remove the bolt, I needed to get a grip on the wrench.
2. A newfound understanding of a topic or concept. The teacher spent extra time going over the material in class because she wanted her students to have a good grip on the subject matter before they took the exam.
See also: grip, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bratislava-Serbian
Rui-Portuguese
TeodÓSio-Portuguese
Lionellee-o-NEL (French), LIE-nəl (English)French, English
Anoop-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam
Vianne-English (Rare)