strong grip
Tight hand clasp
A strong grip is a firm, powerful grasp—the kind that doesn't slip or let go easily: He had a strong grip on the rope.
The phrase often describes handshakes that convey confidence or dominance.
In golf, a strong grip refers to a specific hand position on the club where both hands rotate away from the target, affecting ball flight.
Figuratively, having a strong grip on something means maintaining firm control: The party kept a strong grip on power for decades.
- firmSolid or resolute
- clenchSqueeze tightly shut
- viseMounted clamping tool
- handshakeMutual palm-gripping gesture
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
tight squeeze · iron · iron fist · tight · clutch · grasp · tenacious · hold · holding on · fist · muscles · forearm · bone crushing · crushing · unyielding · secure · locked · powerful
- gripshandgrip, grasp, pincer grasp, choking up, overgrip
- tree climbinggrasping hands, sharp claws, curved claws, claws, brachiation
- golf gripfinger placement, hand placement, hand position, lead hand, trail hand
- primate traitsopposable thumbs, grasping hands, prehensile, binocular vision, arboreal
- strengthmight, brawn, power, muscle, force
- mishitsmishit, shank, chunk, skull, whiff
strong gripweak grip
Insufficient grasping strength
loose grip · gentle grip · loss of control · butterfingers · powerlessness
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