get a grip
To grip, as in: to take hold of, as with the hand.
But the bannock ran […] down the road to the next house, and in and snug by the fireside. The folk were just sitting down to their soup, and the goodwife scraping the pot. "Look,"
grip
UK /ɡɹɪp/ US /ɡɹɪp/
noun 7verb 5
Definitions
verb
1
To take hold (of), particularly with the hand.
That suitcase is heavy, so grip the handle firmly.
Unfortunately the glue didn't grip, and the whole thing came apart.
2
To figuratively take hold of or grasp.
We need to grip this problem, not shut our eyes and hope it goes away.
3
Of an emotion or situation: to have a strong effect upon.
As the water level began to rise, I was gripped by panic.
[…] I lost something of the stifling fear that had gripped me, and could listen with more ease to what was going forward.
4
To firmly hold the attention of.
The movie gripped me from beginning to end.
noun
1
A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand.
It's good to have a firm grip when shaking hands.
The ball will move differently depending on the grip used when throwing it.
2
Ability to resist slippage when pressed in contact with another object or surface.
These tyres are worn out and don't have much grip.
3
A place to grip; a handle; the portion of a handle that the hand occupies.
Near-synonym: handgrip
There are several good grips on the northern face of this rock.
4
A place to grip; a handle; the portion of a handle that the hand occupies.
5
A device, or a portion of one, that grasps or holds fast to something.
The unthreaded portion of the bolt's shank is called the grip.
noun
1
A small ditch or trench; a channel to carry off water or other liquid; a drain.
2
A channel cut through a grass verge, especially for the purpose of draining water away from the highway.
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