Lexic.us

Definition of Gripe

1. Verb. Complain. "What was he hollering about?"

2. Noun. Informal terms for objecting. "I have a gripe about the service here"

Definition of Gripe

1. n. A vulture; the griffin.

2. v. t. To catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the fingers; to clutch.

3. v. i. To clutch, hold, or pinch a thing, esp. money, with a gripe or as with a gripe.

4. n. Grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch.

Definition of Gripe

1. Verb. (obsolete intransitive) To make a grab (''to'', ''towards'', ''at'' or ''upon'' something). ¹

2. Verb. (archaic transitive) To seize, grasp. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To complain; to whine. ¹

4. Noun. A complaint; a petty concern. ¹

5. Noun. (nautical) The name of a specific wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gripe

1. to grasp [v GRIPED, GRIPING, GRIPES] - See also: grasp

Medical Definition of Gripe

1. A vulture; the griffin. "Like a white hind under the gripe's sharp claws." (Shak) Gripe's egg, an alchemist's vessel. See: Grype. 1. Grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch. "A barren scepter in my gripe." (Shak) 2. That on which the grasp is put; a handle; a grip; as, the gripe of a sword. 3. A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel. 4. Oppression; cruel exaction; affiction; pinching distress; as, the gripe of poverty. 5. Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; chiefly used in the plural. 6. The piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot. The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind. An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted; also, broad bands passed around a boat to secure it at the davits and prevent swinging. Gripe penny, a miser; a niggard. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gripe

grinned grinner grinners grinning grinningly grins grinting griot griots grip

grip-car grip car grip cars grip tape gripe (current term) gripe water griped gripeful griper gripers

gripes gripesite gripesites gripeth gripey griphite griphites gripier gripiest

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