gription

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noun

The property of gripping and providing traction.

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Meanings

noungription (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe property of gripping and providing traction.

    2004, Gription [film title] http://www.griptionmovie.com/

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    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>

    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.

    ...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

Origin

Blend of grip + traction.

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APA

gription. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gription

MLA

“gription.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gription. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gription,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gription.

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