Grip

n.	1.	(Zool.) The griffin.
	1.	A small ditch or furrow.
v. t.	1.	To trench; to drain.
n.	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.
	5.	Specif., an apparatus attached to a car for clutching a traction cable.
	6.	A gripsack; a hand bag; a satchel or suitcase.
	7.	(Med.) The influenza; grippe.
v. t.	1.	To give a grip to; to grasp; to gripe.

Noun	1.	grip - 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" Synonyms: clutch, clutches, hold, clasp, clench, grasp
	2.	grip - 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" Synonyms: handgrip, handle, hold
	3.	grip - a portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes; "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him" Synonyms: suitcase, traveling bag, bag
	4.	grip - the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) Synonyms: adhesive friction, traction
	5.	grip - worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made
	6.	grip - a firm controlling influence; "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" Synonyms: grasp
	7.	grip - a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place; "in England they call a bobby pin a grip" Synonyms: bobby pin, hairgrip
Verb	1.	grip - hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel"
	2.	grip - to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes" Synonyms: grapple
	3.	grip - to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra" Synonyms: spellbind, transfix, fascinate

GRIP - Graph Reduction In Parallel.

Simon Peyton Jones's GRIP machine built at UCL, now at the University of Glasgow. It has many processors (Motorola 68020 or other) on Futurebus with intelligent memory units.

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