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Gripe

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo complain; to whine.
2.VerbTo annoy or bother.
"What's griping you?"
3.VerbTo tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing close-hauled, requires constant labour at the helm.
4.VerbTo pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching and spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of certain purgative or indigestible substances.
5.VerbTo suffer griping pains.
6.VerbTo make a grab (to, towards, at or upon something).
7.VerbTo seize or grasp.
8.NounA complaint, often a petty or trivial one.
9.NounA wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems.
10.NounGrasp; clutch; grip.
11.NounThat which is grasped; a handle; a grip.
"the gripe of a sword"
12.NounA device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.
13.NounOppression; cruel exaction; affliction; pinching distress.
"the gripe of poverty"
14.NounPinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines.
15.NounAlternative form of grype.
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