Palabra Inglés del Día

grip

agarrar

Definiciones

inglés > español
grip
1. s. Empuñadura.
2. s. Horquilla, pinche(Chile), pasador (México).
3. Asir.
4. Agarrar.
inglés > inglés
grip
1. v. To take hold of, particularly with the hand.
That suitcase is heavy, so grip the handle firmly.
The glue will begin to grip within five minutes.
After a few slips, the tires gripped the pavement.
2. v. To help or assist, particularly in an emotional sense.
He grips me.
3. v. (intransitive) To do something with another that makes you happy/gives you relief.
Let’s grip (get a coffee, hang, take a break, see a movie, etc.)
4. v. To trench; to drain.
5. s. 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.
6. s. A handle or other place to grip.
the grip of a sword
There are several good grips on the northern face of this rock.
7. s. (computing, GUI) A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or moved.
8. s. (film production) A person responsible for handling equipment on the set.
9. s. A channel cut through a grass verge (especially for the purpose of draining water away from the highway).
10. s. (chiefly Southern California slang) A lot of something.
That is a grip of cheese.
She has the grip.
11. s. (archaic) A small travelling-bag or gripsack.
12. s. An apparatus attached to a car for clutching a traction cable.
He gave me a grip.
13. s. A helpful, interesting, admirable, or inspiring person.
You're a real grip.
14. s. (slang) As much as one can hold in a hand; a handful.
I need to get a grip of nails for my project.
15. s. (figurative) A tenacious grasp; a holding fast.
in the grip of a blackmailer
16. s. A device for grasping or holding fast to something.
17. s. (dialectal) A small ditch or trench; a channel to carry off water or other liquid; a drain.
18. s. (obsolete) The griffin.
español > inglés
agarrar
1. v. to grab or take hold of
2. v. (reflexive) to hold on
Se agarró de mi brazo para no caerse - She caught hold of my arm so she wouldn't fall
3. v. to catch (an illness, feeling etc.)