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grip

verbbriathar
1. hold, grasp
2. shoes, tyres, etc
3. panic, fear, crisis, etc
4. captivate
nounAinmfhocal
5. of hand, arm, etc
6. of tyre, shoe, etc
7. control, power
8. understanding
9. an aid to holding sth
10. tourismturasóireacht bag, suitcase
11. cinemacineama film crew member
SubformsSainfhoirmeacha
PhrasesNathanna
 verbbriathar 1 hold, graspget a griplose your grip transitiveaistreachgreim a bhreith ar cmugreim a fháil ar cmu we were gripping the rope tightly bhí greim daingean againn ar an rópa, bhíomar i ngreim go docht sa rópa grip the wheel firmly coinnigh greim daingean ar an roth 2 shoes, tyres, etc intransitiveneamhaistreach the tyres aren't gripping níl aon ghreim ag na boinn my boots grip well on ice tá greim maith ag mo bhuataisí ar an oighear transitiveaistreachgreamaigh verb cmugreim a bhreith ar cmugreim a fháil ar cmu snow tyres grip the road better bíonn greim níos fearr ag boinn sneachta ar an mbóthar 3 panic, fear, crisis, etc transitiveaistreachbuail verb cmu he was gripped by fear bhuail eagla é, ghlac eagla é, scanraigh sé 4 captivate transitiveaistreachtéigh i gcion ar cmutéigh i bhfeidhm ar cmu the story gripped the entire country chuaigh an scéal i gcion ar an tír uile, bhí an tír uile faoi gheasa ag an scéal football fever is gripping the parish tá sceitimíní peile ar mhuintir an pharóiste nounAinmfhocal 5 of hand, arm, etcgreim masc3 cmu he took her hand in a firm grip fuair sé greim láidir ar a lámh the baby was in my grip bhí mise i ngreim sa pháiste 6 of tyre, shoe, etcgreim masc3 cmu 7 control, powersmacht masc3 cmugreim masc3 cmu we're in the grip of advertisers táimid faoi smacht ag lucht fógraíochta they're losing their grip on the education system tá siad ag cailleadh a ngreama ar an gcóras oideachaisin/into the grip ofget a grip (on yourself) 8 understandingtuiscint fem3 cmu I'm trying to get a grip on the situation táim ag iarraidh tuiscint a fháil ar an scéal she has a firm grip on what's going on tuigeann sí go maith cad atá ag tarlúcome/get to grips with 9 an aid to holding sthgreamán masc1 cmu handlebar grips greamáin hanla hurley grip greamán camáin 10 tourismturasóireacht bag, suitcasemála taistil cmu 11 cinemacineama film crew membergiolla ceamara SubformsSainfhoirmeacha → gripped PhrasesNathanna to get to grips with sth 1 (also nó to come to grips with sth) understand sthrud a thuiscinttuiscint a fháil ar rud 2 address sthdul i ngleic le rud get a grip (on yourself)! informalneamhfhoirmeálta coinnigh guaim ort féin!beir bog ort féin! to be in the grip of sth bheith i ngreim ag rudbheith gafa ag rud to fall into the grip of sth he fell into the grip of depression fuair an dúlagar greim air to lose your grip guaim a chailleadh ort féin cmusmacht a chailleadh ort féin
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