friction detrition rubbing | effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure |
clasp clench clutch clutches grasp grip hold | the act of grasping, he released his clasp on my arm, he has a strong grip for an old man, she kept a firm hold on the railing |
scissors scissors hold scissor hold scissor grip scissors grip | a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze |
bag traveling bag travelling bag grip suitcase | a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes, he carried his small bag onto the plane with him |
bobby pin hairgrip grip | a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together, used to hold bobbed hair in place, in Britain they call a bobby pin a grip |
cone clutch cone friction clutch | a friction clutch in which the frictional surfaces are cone-shaped |
friction clutch | a clutch in which one part turns the other by the friction between them |
friction tape insulating tape | a wateresistant adhesive tape used to insulate exposed electrical conductors |
handle grip handgrip hold | the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it, he grabbed the hammer by the handle, it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip |
match lucifer friction match | lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical, ignites with friction, he always carries matches to light his pipe, as long you've a lucifer to light your fag |
pistol grip | a handle (as of a gun or saw) shaped like the butt of a pistol |
slip clutch slip friction clutch | a friction clutch that will slip when the torque is too great |
grip grasp | an intellectual hold or understanding, a good grip on French history, they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities, he was in the grip of a powerful emotion, a terrible power had her in its grasp |
grip | worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made |
friction rubbing | the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another |
grip traction adhesive friction | the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) |
coefficient of friction | the ratio of the weight of an object being moved along a surface and the force that maintains contact between the object and the surface |
clash friction | a state of conflict between persons |
grip | hold fast or firmly, He gripped the steering wheel |
grapple grip | to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match, the two men grappled with each other for several minutes |
fascinate transfix grip spellbind | to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe, The snake charmer fascinates the cobra |