Associations to the word «Gripe»
Noun
Wiktionary
GRIPE, verb. (obsolete) (intransitive) To make a grab (to, towards, at or upon something).
GRIPE, verb. (archaic) (transitive) To seize, grasp.
GRIPE, verb. (intransitive) To complain; to whine.
GRIPE, verb. To suffer griping pains.
GRIPE, verb. (nautical) To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when sailing close-hauled, requires constant labour at the helm.
GRIPE, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) 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, noun. A complaint; a petty concern.
GRIPE, noun. (nautical) A wire rope, often used on davits and other life raft launching systems.
GRIPE, noun. (obsolete) grasp; clutch; grip
GRIPE, noun. (obsolete) That which is grasped; a handle; a grip.
GRIPE, noun. (engineering) (dated) A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.
GRIPE, noun. Oppression; cruel exaction; affiction; pinching distress.
GRIPE, noun. (chiefly in the plural) Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines.
GRIPE, noun. (nautical) The piece of timber that terminates the keel at the fore end; the forefoot.
GRIPE, noun. (nautical) The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind.
GRIPE, noun. (nautical) An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted.
GRIPE, noun. (obsolete) A vulture, Gyps fulvus; the griffin.
GRIPE WATER, noun. A home remedy to treat babies suffering from colic or teething problems.
Dictionary definition
GRIPE, noun. Informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here".
GRIPE, verb. Complain; "What was he hollering about?".
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