A grip; the act or state of grasping something with the hand, or the hold itself.
彼はロープを掴み、必死に登った。
He grabbed the rope and climbed desperately.
この滑り止めで掴みが良くなる。
This anti-slip improves the grip.
話の掴みが良ければ聴衆の注意を引ける。
If you have a good hook at the start of your talk, you can catch the audience's attention.
In hanafuda (Japanese playing cards): having in-hand the cards needed to form a scoring combination (a ready hand).
彼は掴みがいいので、この半荘で高得点を狙える。
He has a ready hand, so he can aim for a high score this round.