gripping is a form of:

Partisan



noun
1.
(adherent of a person, party, or cause, guerrilla, backer, follower, attendant) លំពែងមានងៀង, បក្សព័ន្ធ, ដាវប្រើក្នុងសង្គ្រាមសម័យបូរាណ
2.
(បច្ចេកទេស) បក្សព័ន្ធ, អ្នកដែលមានភក្តីភាពចំពោះ, កងអាសាស្ម័គ្រ, កងទ័ពឆ្មក់, កងទ័ពឧទ្ទាម
adjective
1.
ដែលប្រកាន់បក្សពួក
2.
(of partisans, factional, prejudiced, biased, onesided, factious) ដែលប្រកាន់បក្សពួក
  • partisan work
    - ការងារប្រកាន់បក្សពួក
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
An adherent to a party or faction; esp., one who is strongly and passionately devoted to a party or an interest.
2.
The commander of a body of detached light troops engaged in making forays and harassing an enemy.
3.
Any member of such a corps.
4.
A kind of halberd or pike; also, a truncheon; a staff.
adjective
1.
Adherent to a party or faction; especially, having the character of blind, passionate, or unreasonable adherence to a party; as, blinded by partisan zeal.
2.
Serving as a partisan in a detached command; as, a partisan officer or corps.
1.
head, leader, master