grip
/ɡɹɪp/
To take hold of, particularly with the hand.
After a few slips, the tires gripped the pavement.
To help or assist, particularly in an emotional sense.
He grips me.
To do something with another that makes you happy/gives you relief.
Let’s grip (get a coffee, hang, take a break, see a movie, etc.)
To trench; to drain.