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gription en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of grip + traction.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The property of gripping and providing traction.
    • The pad is covered with the same Gription Mesh as the belt 1984 Colin Fletcher - The Complete Walker III - Page 138
    • 1996, “Lego Gription?” [message subject] Scott, in rec.toys.lego <4seh6l$i6e@news.interlog.com>
    • ...I was up and out in no time, with only a few 'moves' on a steep stretch of slickrock, mostly trusting my shoes for gription. 2003, Jim Beard, Sandstone Way, Virtualbookworm Publishing, p60
    • 2001, The Straight Dope Staff Report https://web.archive.org/web/20051104023242/http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/msurfwax.html The wax is for gription, which is a word I invented. You rub it on top of the board to keep your feet and hands from slipping off.
    • 2004, Gription [film title] http://www.griptionmovie.com/