grip

noun

2.
the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
Derived from:
grip
3.
a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
4.
the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
5.
worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made
6.
an intellectual hold or understanding
Derived from:
grip
7.
a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place