tentacle vs grip

grip vs tentacle

tentacle and grip both are nouns.

tentacle is not a verb while grip is a verb.

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

As nouns, grip is a hypernym of tentacle; that is, grip is a word with a broader meaning than tentacle:

tentacle: something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold
grip: an intellectual hold or understanding

Other hypernyms of tentacle include grasp.

tentacle (noun)	grip (noun)
any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion	the act of grasping
something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold	a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
	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)

tentacle (verb)	grip (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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