grip

verb

• 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.