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Definition of grip : 1. A device for grasping or holding fast to something.
2. A gripsack; a hand bag; a satchel.
3. A peculiar mode of clasping the hand, by which members of a secret association recognize or greet, one another; as, a masonic grip.
4. A small ditch or furrow.
5. An energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength in grasping.
6. Specif., an apparatus attached to a car for clutching a traction cable.
7. That by which anything is grasped; a handle or gripe; as, the grip of a sword.
8. The griffin.
9. The influenza; grippe.
10. To give a grip to; to grasp; to gripe.
11. To trench; to drain.

Synonyms:

discover, lay hold of, cope, savvy, reach, becharm, clutch bag, batch, capture, anchor, wait, cargo deck, clench, udder, base, fascinate, bagful, comprehend, clamp, pocketbook, fist, catch, detention, cup of tea, fastening, bobby pin, old bag, compass, dish, ensnare, snatch, time lag, mesmerise, grab, trance, postponement, clinch, handle, apprehension, captivate, custody, squeeze, spellbind, mesmerize, enchant, storage area, overtake, purse, magnetize, knob, travelling bag, vise, cargo hold, fixing, clutch pedal, make do, spike, gripe, transfix, adhesive friction, hold on, snag, get by, take hold of, cincture, impale, intrigue, secure, entrance, entrap, affect, cinch, cargo area, range, handgrip, comprehension, delay, enamour, charm, take, upon), wrench, deal, make out, enamor, magnetise, contend, ligature, apprehend, knowledge, ear, purchase, beguile, appreciation, enclosure, empale, bewitch, hairgrip, understanding, traction, detainment, clutches

government, supremacy, power, authority, discipline, reign, control, mandate, domination, prowess, will, management, direct, sway, command, rule, law, sovereignty, charge, manage, govern, coordinate, master, mastery, coordination, commission, direction, dominate

handbag, carpetbag, portmanteau, luggage, duffel bag, brief case, satchel, knapsack, suitcase, traveling bag, trunk, valise, gladstone, kit, haversack, bag, rucksack

embrace, clasp, retain, grasp, keep, have, clutch, hold, grapple, adhere, seize

Usage examples:

• It's meant new courage and hope and life to me to be able to stay here- I'd lost my grip, too. - "The Old Gray Homestead", Frances Parkinson Keyes.
• This time, Robert missed his grip. - "Manners of the Age", Horace Brown Fyfe.
• You don't seem to grip the facts. - "Amusements in Mathematics", Henry Ernest Dudeney.