gripsack

grip·sack

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [grip-sak]
- /ˈgrɪpˌsæk/
- /ˈɡrɪp.sæk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [grip-sak]
- /ˈgrɪpˌsæk/

Definitions of gripsack word

noun gripsack a traveling bag; grip. 1
noun gripsack (colloquial, dated) A traveller's bag. 1
noun gripsack a travel bag 0
noun gripsack grip1 (sense 9) 0
noun gripsack (Colloquial) (dated) A traveller's bag. 0

See all 5 definitions of gripsack

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Origin of gripsack

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1875-80; grip + sack1

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Parts of speech for Gripsack

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Gripsack

gripsack popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for gripsack

noun gripsack

grip — the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
baggage — Your baggage consists of the bags that you take with you when you travel.
satchel — Leroy Robert ("Satchel") 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
portmanteau — a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, especially a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves.
bag — A bag is a container made of thin paper or plastic, for example one that is used in shops to put things in that a customer has bought.

All 8 Synonyms of gripsack