grip vs knob

grip and knob both are nouns.

grip is a verb but knob is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
grip	Yes	No	Yes	No
knob	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, knob is a hyponym of grip; that is, knob is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than grip:

grip: the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
knob: a round handle

Other hyponyms of grip include ax handle, axe handle, broom handle, broomstick, crop, haft, helve, hilt, hoe handle, mop handle, panhandle, pommel, saddlebow, pommel, rake handle, stock, gunstock, stock.

grip (noun)	knob (noun)
the act of grasping	a round handle
a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes	a circular rounded projection or protuberance
the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it	an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger
a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place	any thickened enlargement
an intellectual hold or understanding
worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made
the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)

grip (verb)	knob (verb)
hold fast or firmly
to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match
to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe

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