grip
verb
1 verb hold, grasp TRANSITIVEgreim a bhreith ar greim a fháil ar we were gripping the rope tightly bhí greim daingean againn ar an rópa, bhíomar i ngreim go docht sa rópagrip the wheel firmly coinnigh greim daingean ar an roth 2 verb shoes, tyres, etc INTRANSITIVEthe tyres aren't gripping níl aon ghreim ag na boinnmy boots grip well on ice tá greim maith ag mo bhuataisí ar an oighear
TRANSITIVEgreamaigh verb greim a bhreith ar greim a fháil ar snow tyres grip the road better bíonn greim níos fearr ag boinn sneachta ar an mbóthar
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3 verb panic, fear, crisis, etc TRANSITIVEbuail verb he was gripped by fear bhuail eagla é, ghlac eagla é, scanraigh sé 4 verb captivate TRANSITIVEtéigh i gcion ar téigh i bhfeidhm ar the story gripped the entire country chuaigh an scéal i gcion ar an tír uile, bhí an tír uile faoi gheasa ag an scéalfootball fever is gripping the parish tá sceitimíní peile ar mhuintir an pharóiste
noun
5 noun of hand, arm, etcgreim masc3 he took her hand in a firm grip fuair sé greim láidir ar a lámhthe baby was in my grip bhí mise i ngreim sa pháiste 6 noun of tyre, shoe, etcgreim masc3 7 noun control, powersmacht masc3 greim masc3 we're in the grip of advertisers táimid faoi smacht ag lucht fógraíochtathey're losing their grip on the education system tá siad ag cailleadh a ngreama ar an gcóras oideachais 8 noun understandingtuiscint fem3 I'm trying to get a grip on the situation táim ag iarraidh tuiscint a fháil ar an scéalshe has a firm grip on what's going on tuigeann sí go maith cad atá ag tarlú 9 noun an aid to holding sthgreamán masc1 handlebar grips greamáin hanlahurley grip greamán camáin 10 noun TOUR bag, suitcasemála taistil 11 noun CINE film crew membergiolla ceamara