Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
GRIP
clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold
(noun) 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”
bag, traveling bag, travelling bag, grip, suitcase
(noun) a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes; “he carried his small bag onto the plane with him”
handle, grip, handgrip, hold
(noun) 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”
grip, grasp
(noun) 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
(noun) worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made
grip, traction, adhesive friction
(noun) the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
grip
(verb) hold fast or firmly; “He gripped the steering wheel”
grapple, grip
(verb) to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; “the two men grappled with each other for several minutes”
fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind
(verb) to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; “The snake charmer fascinates the cobra”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
grip (third-person singular simple present grips, present participle gripping, simple past and past participle gripped)
(transitive) To take hold of, particularly with the hand.
(transitive) To help or assist, particularly in an emotional sense.
(intransitive) To do something with another that makes you happy/gives you relief.
To trench; to drain.
Synonyms
• (take hold of): clasp, grasp; See also grasp
• (help or assist): aid, help out, lend a hand; See also help
• (do something happy with another): hang out
• (trench)
Etymology 2
Noun
grip (countable and uncountable, plural grips)
A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand.
A handle or other place to grip.
(computing, GUI) A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or moved.
(film production) A person responsible for handling equipment on the set.
A channel cut through a grass verge (especially for the purpose of draining water away from the highway).
(chiefly, Southern California slang) A lot of something.
(chiefly, Southern California slang) A long time.
Archaic spelling of grippe: Influenza, flu.
(archaic) A small travelling-bag or gripsack.
An apparatus attached to a car for clutching a traction cable.
Assistance; help or encouragement.
A helpful, interesting, admirable, or inspiring person.
(slang) As much as one can hold in a hand; a handful.
(figurative) A tenacious grasp; a holding fast.
A device for grasping or holding fast to something.
Etymology 3
Noun
grip (plural grips)
(dialectal) A small ditch or trench; a channel to carry off water or other liquid; a drain.
Etymology 4
Noun
grip (plural grips)
(obsolete) The griffin.
Anagrams
• IGRP, PIRG, prig
Source: Wiktionary
Grip, n. Etym: [L. gryps, gryphus. See Griffin, Grype.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The griffin. [Obs.]
Grip, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. grip furrow, hitch, D. greb.]
Definition: A small ditch or furrow. Ray.
Grip, v. t.
Definition: To trench; to drain.
Grip, n. Etym: [AS. gripe. Cf. Grip, v. t., Gripe, v. t.]
1. An energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength in grasping.
2. A peculiar mode of clasping the hand, by which members of a secret association recognize or greet, one another; as, a masonic grip.
3. That by which anything is grasped; a handle or gripe; as, the grip of a sword.
4. A device for grasping or holding fast to something.
Grip, v. t. Etym: [From Grip a grasp; or P. gripper to seize; -- of German origin. See Gripe, v. t.]
Definition: To give a grip to; to grasp; to gripe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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