Control, power or mastery over someone or something; a tenacious grasp; a holding fast.
A person responsible for handling equipment on the set.
An apparatus attached to a car for clutching a traction cable.
A lot of something.
A small travelling-bag or gripsack.
A helpful, interesting, admirable, or inspiring person.
A channel cut through a grass verge (especially for the purpose of draining water away from the highway).
A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand.
A long time.
As much as one can hold in a hand; a handful.
A small ditch or trench; a channel to carry off water or other liquid; a drain.
A handle or other place to grip.
A device for grasping or holding fast to something.
Assistance; help or encouragement.
A visual component on a window etc. enabling it to be resized and/or moved.
Of an emotion or situation: to have a strong effect upon.
To firmly hold the attention of.
To take hold of, particularly with the hand.
To trench; to drain.
Absolute power, or its use.
A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power; this system of government.
The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
Extreme severity or rigour.
A system of government in which power is exercised on behalf of the ruler or ruling class, without regard to the wishes of the governed.