Noun
An extremely tight grip.
The walker held with a death grip to his stick lest he drop it down the hill.
The grip of something dead or dying.
I gently tore the bloodied piece of paper out from her death grip.
A grip that kills.
The wolf held the chicken in a death grip until it stopped moving.
(slang) A tight grip on the penis during masturbation.
A perilous situation or stalemate where failure or death is imminent.
The armies came together in a death grip at the bottom of the valley.