Bhí greim um' chliothán, I had a pain in my side greim reatha, pain or cramp in the side of person while running. Bhí sé ag breith greime ar a ghreamanna, he was getting established.
Níl aon ghreim ag na cruite ar an leacoidhir. The shoes have no grip on the ice, Greim an duine bháite, i. the grip of a drowning person, ii. a firm grip, a tight grip.