gripped
     see grip
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grip 

grip
     n 1: 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" syn: clasp, clench, clutch, clutches,
           grasp, hold
     2: 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" syn: handle, handgrip, hold
     3: a portable rectangular traveling bag for carrying clothes;
        "he carried his small bag onto the plane with him" syn: bag,
         traveling bag, suitcase
     4: the friction between a body and the surface on which it
        moves as between an automobile tire and the road syn: traction,
         adhesive friction
     5: worker who moves the camera around while a film or
        television show is being made
     6: 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" syn: grasp
     7: 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" syn: bobby pin, hairgrip
     v 1: hold fast or firmly; "he gripped the steering wheel"
     2: to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; "the two men
        grappled with each other for several minutes" syn: grapple
     3: to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing
        terror or awe; "the snake charmer fascinates the cobra"
        syn: fascinate, transfix, spellbind
     also: gript, gripping, gripped
see also:
clasp clench clutch clutches grasp hold 
handle handgrip bag traveling bag suitcase 
traction adhesive friction bobby pin hairgrip grapple 
fascinate transfix spellbind gript gripping 
gripped 

22 moby thesaurus words for "gripped":
   arrested, besotted, caught, charmed, enchanted, enthralled,
   fascinated, fixated, fixed, held, hung-up, hypnotized, infatuated,
   mesmerized, monomaniac, monomaniacal, obsessed, possessed,
   preoccupied, prepossessed, rapt, spellbound