grip vs portmanteau

portmanteau vs grip

grip and portmanteau both are nouns.

grip is a verb but portmanteau is not a verb.

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

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

grip: a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
portmanteau: a large travelling bag made of stiff leather

Other hyponyms of grip include carpetbag, garment bag, gripsack, overnight bag, overnight case, overnighter, Gladstone, Gladstone bag, weekender.

grip (noun)	portmanteau (noun)
the act of grasping	a large travelling bag made of stiff leather
a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes	a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place
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)	portmanteau (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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