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1 gripping
adjective (which holds the attention: a gripping story.) patraukiantis, pagaunantis -
2 grip
[ɡrip] 1. past tense, past participle - gripped; verb(to take a firm hold of: He gripped his stick; The speaker gripped (the attention of) his audience.) suspausti saujoje, sugniaužti, užvaldyti2. noun1) (a firm hold: He had a firm grip on his stick; He has a very strong grip; in the grip of the storm.) sugniaužimas, gniaužtai2) (a bag used by travellers: He carried his sports equipment in a large grip.) kelioninis krepšys, sakvojažas3) (understanding: He has a good grip of the subject.) supratimas, suvokimas•- gripping- come to grips with
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3 pincers
['pinsəz]1) (a tool for gripping things tightly: She used (a pair of) pincers to grasp the head of the nail.) pincetas, žnyplės2) (the claws of lobsters, crabs etc.) žnyplės -
4 pliers
(a kind of tool used for gripping, bending or cutting wire etc: He used a pair of pliers to pull the nail out; Where are my pliers?) (plokščiosios) replės, plokščiareplės -
5 strangle
['stræŋɡl](to kill by gripping or squeezing the neck tightly, eg by tightening a cord etc round it: He strangled her with a nylon stocking; This top button is nearly strangling me!) (pa)smaugti -
6 throttle
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7 tweezers
['twi:zəz](a tool for gripping or pulling hairs, small objects etc: She used a pair of tweezers to pluck her eyebrows.) pincetas, žnybtuvai
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gripping — adj. Gripping is used with these nouns: ↑read, ↑thriller, ↑yarn … Collocations dictionary
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gripping — adjective Catching the attention; exciting; interesting; absorbing; fascinating … Wiktionary
