a firm controlling influence; "they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities"; "he was in the grip of a powerful emotion"; "a terrible power had her in its grasp"
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)
hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel"
a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question; "frequent consultations with his lawyer"; "a consultation of several medical specialists"
a conference (usually with someone important); "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king"
a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'"
a trap in the form of a concealed hole
a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body"
a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
remove the pits from; "pit plums and cherries"
set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other"
a specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary"
the maximum production possible; "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity"
tolerance for alcohol; "he had drunk beyond his capacity"
ability to perform or produce
the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
(computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive; "the capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes"
the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons"
the activity or business of negotiating an agreement; coming to terms
a discussion intended to produce an agreement; "the buyout negotiation lasted several days"; "they disagreed but kept an open dialogue"; "talks between Israelis and Palestinians"