gripe or grip
51Liste der Biografien/Gri — Biografien: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q …
52clutch — I v 1. seize, snatch, grab, lay hold of, fasten upon; catch, capture, take, hook, snag, ensnare, Sl. nab. 2. grip, grasp, gripe, clasp, clench; hang on to, cling, hug, embrace, Sl. clinch. 3. grope for, claw at, snatch at, catch at, make a grab… …
53hold — v 1. grasp, clutch, clasp, seize, keep fast, gripe; have, palm, retain, Inf. latch onto, clench, clinch; hug, embrace, Brit. Dial. clip; keep, have and hold, harbor; cherish, treasure, fondle, Archaic. bosom. 2. reserve, set aside, put aside, set …
54retention — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Keeping in possession Nouns 1. retention, retaining, holding, keeping, custody, maintenance, preservation; hold, grasp, gripe, grip, clutch[es]; snare, trap. See possession, restraint, tenacity. 2.… …
55grab — [16] Grab is a Germanic word. It was probably borrowed from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German grabben. These were descendants of a prehistoric Germanic *grab , which could well have been related to the *graip , *grip which produced grip, gripe,… …
56grab — [16] Grab is a Germanic word. It was probably borrowed from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German grabben. These were descendants of a prehistoric Germanic *grab , which could well have been related to the *graip , *grip which produced grip, gripe,… …
57ghrebh-1, gherbh-; root widening ghrebhā- — ghrebh 1, gherbh ; root widening ghrebhā English meaning: to grab Deutsche Übersetzung: “ergreifen, erraffen, rechen” Note: compare also ghreibh . Material: O.Ind. grabh , grab “ gripe, catch, obtain, seize, touch, attain,… …
58Retention — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Retention >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 retention retention Sgm: N 1 retaining retaining &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 keep keep detention custody Sgm: N 1 tenacity tenacity firm hold grasp …
59grippe — (n.) 1776, probably from Fr. grippe influenza, originally seizure, verbal noun from gripper to grasp, hook, of Frankish origin, from P.Gmc. *gripanan (see GRIP (Cf. grip) (v.), GRIPE (Cf. gripe)). Supposedly in reference to constriction of the… …
60clutch — I. v. a. Grasp, gripe, grip, grapple, clasp, clench, seize, catch, snatch, lay hold of, fasten upon. II. n. Grasp, gripe, grip, clasp, clench, seizure …