ALL meanings of come to grips with
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C c - phrase come to grips with If you come to grips with a problem, you consider it seriously, and start taking action to deal with it. 3
- verbal expression come to grips with understand 1
- verbal expression come to grips with master 1
- verbal expression come to grips with deal with, accept 1
- noun come to grips with the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp. 1
- noun come to grips with the power of gripping: He has a strong grip. 1
- noun come to grips with a grasp, hold, or control. 1
- noun come to grips with mental or intellectual hold: to have a good grip on a problem. 1
- noun come to grips with competence or firmness in dealing with situations in one's work or personal affairs: The boss is old and is losing his grip. 1
- noun come to grips with a special mode of clasping hands: Members of the club use the secret grip. 1
- noun come to grips with something that seizes and holds, as a clutching device on a cable car. 1
- noun come to grips with a handle or hilt: That knife has a very unusual grip. 1
- noun come to grips with a sudden, sharp pain; spasm of pain. 1
- noun come to grips with grippe. 1
- noun come to grips with Older Use. a small traveling bag. 1
- noun come to grips with Theater. a stagehand, especially one who works on the stage floor. Movies, Television. a general assistant available on a film set for shifting scenery, moving furniture, etc. 1
- verb with object come to grips with to grasp or seize firmly; hold fast: We gripped the sides of the boat as the waves tossed us about. 1
- verb with object come to grips with to take hold on; hold the interest of: to grip the mind. 1
- verb with object come to grips with to attach by a grip or clutch. 1
- verb without object come to grips with to take firm hold; hold fast. 1
- verb without object come to grips with to take hold on the mind. 1
- idioms come to grips with come to grips with, to encounter; meet; cope with: She had never come to grips with such a situation before. to deal with directly or firmly: We didn't come to grips with the real problem. 1
- verb come to grips with (Idiomatic) To confront or deal with directly; to commence a confrontation. 0