Grip vs. Hold: What's the Difference?

A tight hold; a firm grasp

To have and keep in one's grasp

The pressure or strength of such a grasp

To aim or direct; point

A manner of grasping and holding

To keep from falling or moving; support

Intellectual hold; understanding

To sustain the pressure of

Ability to function properly or well; competence

To keep from departing or getting away

Mental or emotional composure

To keep in custody

A mechanical device that grasps and holds.

To retain (one's attention or interest)

A part, such as a handle, that is designed to be grasped and held.

To avoid letting out or expelling

A suitcase or valise.

To be filled by; contain

A stagehand who helps in shifting scenery.

To be capable of holding

A member of a film production crew who adjusts sets, lighting, and props and sometimes assists the camera operator.

To have as a chief characteristic or quality

Variant of grippe.

To have in store

To secure and maintain a tight hold on; seize firmly.

To have and maintain in one's possession

To hold the interest or attention of

To have as a responsible position or a privilege

To maintain a secure grasp.

To have in recognition of achievement or superiority

(transitive) To take hold of, particularly with the hand.

To maintain control over

(transitive) Of an emotion or situation: to have a strong effect upon.

To maintain occupation of by force or coercion

(transitive) To firmly hold the attention of.

To withstand the efforts or advance of (an opposing team, for example).

(dialectal) To trench; to drain.

To maintain in a given condition, situation, or action

A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand.

To impose control or restraint on; curb

A handle or other place to grip.

To stop the movement or progress of

(figurative) Assistance; help or encouragement. en

To reserve or keep back from use

(figurative) A helpful, interesting, admirable, or inspiring person.

To defer the immediate handling of

(figurative) Control, power or mastery over someone or something; a tenacious grasp; a holding fast.

To own or have title to.

(slang) As much as one can hold in a hand; a handful.

To be in possession of, whether legally entitled or not

A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or moved.

To bind by a contract.

A person responsible for handling equipment on the set.

To adjudge or decree

A channel cut through a grass verge (especially for the purpose of draining water away from the highway).

To make accountable; obligate

A lot of something.

To keep in the mind or convey as a judgment, conviction, or point of view

A long time.

To assert or affirm, especially formally

Archaic spelling of grippe

To regard in a certain way

A small travelling-bag or gripsack.

To cause to take place; carry on

An apparatus attached to a car for clutching a traction cable.

To assemble for and conduct the activity of; convene

A device for grasping or holding fast to something.

To carry or support (the body or a bodily part) in a certain position

(dialectal) A small ditch or trench; a channel to carry off water or other liquid; a drain.

To cover (the ears or the nose, for example) especially for protection

The griffin.

To maintain a grasp or grip on something.

A small ditch or furrow.

To stay securely fastened

An energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength in grasping.

To maintain a desired or accustomed position or condition

A peculiar mode of clasping the hand, by which members of a secret association recognize or greet, one another; as, a masonic grip.

To withstand stress, pressure, or opposition

That by which anything is grasped; a handle or gripe; as, the grip of a sword.

To continue in the same direction

A device for grasping or holding fast to something.

To be valid, applicable, or true

Specif., an apparatus attached to a car for clutching a traction cable.

To halt an intended action. Often used in the imperative.

A gripsack; a hand bag; a satchel or suitcase.

To stop the countdown during a missile or spacecraft launch.

The influenza; grippe.

(Slang) To have in one's possession illicit or illegally obtained material or goods, especially narcotics

To trench; to drain.

The act or a means of grasping.

To give a grip to; to grasp; to gripe.

A manner of grasping an opponent, as in wrestling or aikido

The act of grasping;

Something that may be grasped or gripped, as for support.

The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it;

A control or adjustor on a television that keeps the screen image in proper position

A portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes;

A telephone service that allows one to temporarily interrupt a call without severing the connection.

The friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)

A bond or force that attaches or restrains, or by which something is affected or dominated

Worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made

Complete control

A firm controlling influence;

Full understanding

A flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place;

The sustaining of a note longer than its indicated time value.

Hold fast or firmly;

The symbol designating this pause; a fermata.

To grip or seize, as in a wrestling match;

A direction or indication that something is to be reserved or deferred.

To render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe;

A temporary halt, as in a countdown.

A prison cell.

The state of being in confinement; custody.

(Archaic) A fortified place; a stronghold.

The lower interior part of a ship or airplane where cargo is stored.

(transitive) To grasp or grip.

(transitive) To contain or store.

(heading) To maintain or keep to a position or state.

(transitive) To have and keep possession of something.

(transitive) To reserve.

(transitive) To cause to wait or delay.

(transitive) To detain.

To be or remain valid; to apply (usually in the third person).

To keep oneself in a particular state.

(transitive) To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.

(transitive) To bear, carry, or manage.

Not to move; to halt; to stop.

(intransitive) Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued.

To remain continent; to control an excretory bodily function.

(heading) To maintain or keep to particular opinions, promises, actions.

(transitive) To maintain, to consider, to opine.

(transitive) To bind (someone) to a consequence of his or her actions.

To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.

To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain.

(archaic) To restrain oneself; to refrain; to hold back.

To win one's own service game.

To take place, to occur.

To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).

(archaic) To derive right or title.

(imperative) In a food or drink order at an informal restaurant etc., requesting that a component normally included in that order be omitted.

To be in possession of illicit drugs for sale.

A grasp or grip.

An act or instance of holding.

A place where animals are held for safety

An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.

Something reserved or kept.

Power over someone or something.

The ability to persist.

The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.

(wrestling) A position or grip used to control the opponent.

(exercise) An exercise involving holding a position for a set time

(gambling) The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.

(gambling) The wager amount, the total hold.

(tennis) An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.

The part of an object one is intended to grasp, or anything one can use for grasping with hands or feet.

A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.

A pause facility.

The queueing system on telephones and similar communication systems which maintains a connection when all lines are busy.

(baseball) A statistic awarded to a relief pitcher who is not still pitching at the end of the game and who records at least one out and maintains a lead for his team.

(aviation) A region of airspace reserved for aircraft being kept in a holding pattern.

The cargo area of a ship or aircraft (often holds or cargo hold).

(obsolete) Gracious; friendly; faithful; true.

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; grip; possession; - often used with the verbs take and lay.

The authority or ground to take or keep; claim.

Binding power and influence.

Something that may be grasped; means of support.

A place of confinement; a prison; confinement; custody; guard.

A place of security; a fortified place; a fort; a castle; - often called a stronghold.

A character [thus ] placed over or under a note or rest, and indicating that it is to be prolonged; - called also pause, and corona.

To cause to remain in a given situation, position, or relation, within certain limits, or the like; to prevent from falling or escaping; to sustain; to restrain; to keep in the grasp; to retain.

To retain in one's keeping; to maintain possession of, or authority over; not to give up or relinquish; to keep; to defend.

To have; to possess; to be in possession of; to occupy; to derive title to; as, to hold office.

To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.

To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.

To prosecute, have, take, or join in, as something which is the result of united action; as to, hold a meeting, a festival, a session, etc.; hence, to direct and bring about officially; to conduct or preside at; as, the general held a council of war; a judge holds a court; a clergyman holds a service.

To receive and retain; to contain as a vessel; as, this pail holds milk; hence, to be able to receive and retain; to have capacity or containing power for.

To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain.

To consider; to regard; to esteem; to account; to think; to judge.

To bear, carry, or manage; as he holds himself erect; he holds his head high.

In general, to keep one's self in a given position or condition; to remain fixed. Hence:

Not to move; to halt; to stop; - mostly in the imperative.

Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued.

Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist.

Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain attached; to cleave; - often with with, to, or for.

To restrain one's self; to refrain.

To derive right or title; - generally with of.

The act of grasping;

Understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something;

Power by which something or someone is affected or dominated;

Time during which some action is awaited;

A state of being confined (usually for a short time);

A stronghold

A cell in a jail or prison

The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it;

The space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo

Organize or be responsible for;

Keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.,

Have or hold in one's hands or grip;

To close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement;

Have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices;

Have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense;

Keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view;

Contain or hold; have within;

Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits;

Remain in a certain state, position, or condition;

Maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings);

Assert or affirm;

Remain committed to;

Secure and keep for possible future use or application;

Be the physical support of; carry the weight of;

Hold the attention of;

Keep from exhaling or expelling;

Support or hold in a certain manner;

Have room for; hold without crowding;

Be capable of holding or containing;

Be valid, applicable, or true;

Take and maintain control over, often by violent means;

Protect against a challenge or attack;

Declare to be;

Have as a major characteristic;

Cause to stop;

Bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted;

Cover as for protection against noise or smell;

Drink alcohol without showing ill effects;

Be pertinent or relevant or applicable;

Arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance;

Resist or confront with resistance;

Keep from departing;

Stop dealing with;

Aim, point, or direct;

Be in accord; be in agreement;