Gripe (IPA: /ˈɡɹaɪp/)
| Gripe (n.) |
A vulture; the griffin. |
| Gripe (v. t.) |
To catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the fingers; to clutch. |
| Gripe (v. t.) |
To seize and hold fast; to embrace closely. |
| Gripe (v. t.) |
To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching and spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of certain purgative or indigestible substances. |
| Gripe (v. i.) |
To clutch, hold, or pinch a thing, esp. money, with a gripe or as with a gripe. |
| Gripe (v. i.) |
To suffer griping pains. |
| Gripe (v. i.) |
To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing closehauled, requires constant labor at the helm. |
| Gripe (n.) |
Grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch. |
| Gripe (n.) |
That on which the grasp is put; a handle; a grip; as, the gripe of a sword. |
| Gripe (n.) |
A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel. |
| Gripe (n.) |
Oppression; cruel exaction; affiction; pinching distress; as, the gripe of poverty. |
| Gripe (n.) |
Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; -- chiefly used in the plural. |
| Gripe (n.) |
The piece of timber which terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot. |
| Gripe (n.) |
The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind. |
| Gripe (n.) |
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 |
Simple form of clamp used in building a clinker boat |
| Gripe |
Family name |
| Gripe Synonyms |
Beef, Squawk, Kick |
| Gripe Synonyms |
Holle, Beef, Squawk, Crab, Bellyache, Grouse |
| Gripe (Last Name / Surname) |
Gripe is the #143,149 most common last name / surname from the 2010 United States Census. The census reported that 116 people had that surname. |
| Translations |
Gripe in Spanish |
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