iron grip

  • 1iron grip — index adhesion (affixing) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2Iron Grip Barbell Company — The Iron Grip Barbell Company is a manufacturer of commercial free weight equipment based in Santa Ana, California. Founded in 1993, it s website claims it is the only company that still manufactures a complete line of equipment in the United… …

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  • 3iron grip — Synonyms and related words: bear hug, bite, clamp, clasp, clench, clinch, cling, clinging, clutch, death grip, embrace, firm hold, foothold, footing, grapple, grasp, grip, gripe, hold, hug, nip, purchase, seizure, tight grip, toehold …

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  • 4grip — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hold on sth ADJECTIVE ▪ firm, good, secure, solid (esp. AmE), strong, tight ▪ crushing, death …

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  • 5grip — grip1 [grıp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(firm hold)¦ 2¦(power)¦ 3¦(understanding)¦ 4 come/get to grips with something 5 lose your grip 6 get/take a grip on yourself 7 Get a grip 8 be in the grip of something 9¦(stop something slipping)¦ 10¦(for hair)¦ …

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  • 6grip — [[t]grɪ̱p[/t]] ♦♦♦ grips, gripping, gripped 1) VERB If you grip something, you take hold of it with your hand and continue to hold it firmly. [V n] She gripped the rope. 2) N COUNT: oft poss N A grip is a firm, strong hold on something. His… …

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  • 7grip — Synonyms and related words: abduct, ability, absorb, absorb the attention, access, acerbity, acidity, acridity, acrimony, address, adeptness, adhere to, administration, adroitness, airmanship, apoplexy, apprehension, approach, arrest, artfulness …

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  • 8grip — /grɪp / (say grip) noun 1. the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp: the grip of a vice. 2. the power of gripping. 3. a grasp, hold or control: *Hugo held her hand in an iron grip –martin boyd, 1946. 4. a handle or hilt. 5. a… …

  • 9iron — ironless, adj. ironlike, adj. /uy euhrn/, n. 1. Chem. a ductile, malleable, silver white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery,… …

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  • 10iron — [[t]a͟ɪ͟ə(r)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ irons, ironing, ironed 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N n Iron is an element which usually takes the form of a hard, dark grey metal. It is used to make steel, and also forms part of many tools, buildings, and vehicles. Very small… …

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