Apply
Apply verb - To have a relation or connection.
Grip
Grip verb - To have or keep in one's hands.
Common collocations
| way | apply way | grip way |
Both words in one sentence
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In Avatar: The Last Airbender, as well as in its sequel, many firebenders apply an aggressive combat style using "fire daggers" which they wield as if holding real daggers with reverse grip.
Source: Reverse Grip - Seen it a million times: An exceptionally strong character will grip the hand or wrist of another character and apply pressure enough to cause pain, while exhibiting no outward signs of effort.
Source: Examples Searching for a Trope -
Then at the point where Meng would usually apply the Tongan Death Grip and win the match, Goldberg would rally back, spear, jackhammer, pinfall.
Source: The Worf Effect
Cite this Source
Grip and Apply. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply/grip
Apply & Grip. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply/grip>.
Grip or Apply. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply/grip.
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