gripping

To take hold of, particularly with the hand.

“After a few slips, the tires gripped the pavement.”

To help or assist, particularly in an emotional sense.

“He grips me.”

To do something with another that makes you happy/gives you relief.

“Let’s grip (get a coffee, hang, take a break, see a movie, etc.)”

To trench; to drain.

Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; gripe.

Which catches someone's attention; exciting

“a gripping action film”