gripped

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of grip. Use this form for holding tightly that already happened.

   She gripped the railing tightly as the bus turned the corner.

   The toddler gripped his mother's hand at the busy crossing.

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2. 2
   adjective

   So interested in something that you cannot look away.

   Like being so into a game that you forget to eat.

   The whole class was gripped by the strange ghost story.

   I felt gripped from the very first scene of the film.

   Similarabsorbed, captivated, enthralled, engrossed, spellbound

   Oppositebored

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3. 3
   adjective

   Made with a part you can hold tightly, like a handle.

   Like a bottle with bumps on the side so your fingers hold on better.

   The new bike has gripped handlebars that are easy to hold.

   These garden tools are gripped with rubber so they don't slip.

4. 4
   adjectiveslang

   Too scared to keep climbing, frozen partway up.

   Like freezing on a tall ladder, too scared to go up or down.

   Halfway up the cliff, she was totally gripped and couldn't move.

   He got gripped on the last stretch and asked to come back down.

   Similarpetrified, terrified

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